prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
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 give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
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
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
by the end of this month; before the month is out; in the course of this month
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
verbal message; word (from someone)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
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.)