babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
primary school; elementary school; grade school
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
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
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
this world; this life; world of the living
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
attaining Buddhahood; becoming a Buddha; entering Nirvana; going to heaven; resting in peace; dying (peacefully)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise