younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
older sister; elder sister
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
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
imagination; supposition; guess
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
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.
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
this world; this life; world of the living
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant