prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
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
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
while; during; while; although; all; both
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand