in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
family; relatives; dependents; household
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
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.
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
being adopted into the family of one's bride
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
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.)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to feel like an idiot; to make a fool of yourself
why; how; for what reason
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
starfish; sea star; asteroid (any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea); northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
inscrutable; incomprehensible