prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
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 have a talk; to tell a story
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be worn down; to be reduced
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
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
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.
self-consciousness; self-awareness
while; even though; despite
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
tranquility; tranquillity; calmness; serenity; quietness
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to be attacked by a disease
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period