prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
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
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
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.
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
federation; federal state; United States of America
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
height (of body); stature
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
body; physique; build; stature
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)