prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
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
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
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 put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
while; during; while; although; all; both
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
woman; female; feminine gender
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)