human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
memories; recollections; reminiscence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
of course; certainly; naturally
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
in search of; in order to look for
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
not the norm; foolish; stupid
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
as a child; when one was a child
suffix for familiar person
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for