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
homecoming; return to one's home
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
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)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
flan (baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case); flan; crème caramel; caramel custard
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
one's possessions; ownership
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
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
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Franz; Franc; Francis; Frantz
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 perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
war; battle; match; game; competition
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict