old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
whole family; entire family; all (members of) the family; all over the house; throughout the house
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
calamity; disaster; accident
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
although I say; although one might say; although called
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
name; given name; first name
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show