prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
here and there; everywhere
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
suffix for familiar person
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to gather; to collect; to assemble
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying