prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
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
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
close to the wall; alongside the wall
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
right-angled parallelepiped; cuboid; rectangular solid
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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 raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
chair; stool; post; office; position
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
one's last moment; one's death; one's end