long ago; once upon a time
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
river; stream; River; the ... river
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
hey there; I say; see here
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
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.
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
colour and lustre; color and luster; complexion; colour; color
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on