prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
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
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
while; during; while; although; all; both
rising; ascending; climbing
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
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 go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to surge; to well up; to gush out
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death
surroundings; environs; circumference
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor