the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to recall; to remember; to recollect
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you