prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
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
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
historic; historical; traditional
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
worship (esp. Christian); adoration; divine service; worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
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.
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
by means of; due to; because of; according to
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back