prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
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
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 snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to chase; to run after; to pursue
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
garden; kindergarten yard; playground
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
incident; affair; happening; event
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
consequence; outcome; result; blame
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question