prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
surroundings; environs; circumference
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
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 open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
scenery; scene; landscape
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
by itself; automatically; naturally
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
great difference; big difference; wide margin
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality