the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
being left out; being ostracized
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.)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
one day; (on) a certain day
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
swan (Cygnus spp.); white bird
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining