prologue;  prolog;  Prolog (Programming in Logic)
 as one would expect;  naturally;  indeed;  still;  all the same;  after all
 indicates sentence topic;  indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated);  adds emphasis
 to think (about, of);  to think over;  to consider;  to bear in mind;  to think (that);  to believe;  to intend (to do)
 thing;  matter;  incident;  occurrence;  circumstances;  situation;  work
 indicates sentence subject (occasionally object);  indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions);  but;  however;  regardless of;  whether (or not)
 to differ (from);  to vary;  to not be in the usual condition;  to not match the correct (answer, etc.);  to be different from promised;  isn't it?
 at (place, time);  in;  to (direction, state);  toward;  for (purpose);  because of (reason);  for
 to sink;  to go under;  to go down (e.g. sun);  to set;  to feel depressed;  to become subdued
 at;  in;  at;  when;  by;  with;  and then
 in front (of);  before (e.g. a building);  before;  earlier;  (the) front;  frontal part;  forward
 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
 to leave (behind);  to leave (undone);  to not finish;  to save;  to set aside;  to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
 to go;  to move (in a direction or towards a specific location);  to proceed;  to take place;  to pass through;  to come and go;  to walk
 old;  aged;  long;  since long ago;  of the distant past;  long-ago
 chair;  stool;  post;  office;  position
 devil;  demon;  Satan;  the Devil;  Māra;  evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
 with a click;  with a snap;  ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
 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 close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.);  to shut
 to open;  to undo;  to bloom;  to unfold;  to open (for business, e.g. in the morning);  to be wide (gap, etc.);  to widen
 to repeat;  to do something over again
 while;  during;  while;  although;  all;  both
 inner part;  inside;  interior;  depths (e.g. of a forest);  back (of a house, drawer, etc.);  bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
 to laugh;  to smile;  to sneer;  to ridicule;  to be dumbfounded;  to be flabbergasted
 bone;  frame;  outline;  core;  backbone;  spirit
 to float;  to become merry;  to be cheerful;  to become loose;  to become unsteady;  to feel out of it;  to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
 extent;  degree;  limit;  bounds;  (span of) time;  (a) distance;  the state of
 thin;  slender;  fine;  unlucky
 top and bottom;  high and low;  going up and down;  rising and falling;  going and coming back;  upper and lower classes
 to move;  to stir;  to operate;  to run;  to make a move;  to take action;  to be touched
 to shine in (light);  to illuminate
 city;  Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
 light;  illumination;  glow;  lamp;  light
 to rise to the surface;  to come to the front;  to emerge (e.g. from obscurity);  to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)