he; she; that person; (arch.) you
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
even though; despite; when
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
Japanese pronunciation of a kanji (based on adopted Chinese pronunciations)
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
sphere; circle; range; category
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
dukedom; duchy; principality
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
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 come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
in that way; thus; so; so?
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
revival; restoration; resuscitation
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to continue; to keep up; to keep on