prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
door; gate; opening; title page
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 close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
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
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to shed light; to cast light
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed