prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
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.
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
both hands; both arms; ten
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in one's own way or style
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
a step; short distance; short time
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
and then; and so; and; so then
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
something; some kind of; for some reason