prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
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
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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 pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
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
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you