old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
about when; about what time; how soon
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
older brother and younger sister
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
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
Chiba Prefecture (Kanto area)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)