since one was born; (in) all one's life
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
man who has never had sex except with sex workers
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
... years old; age (of) ...
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 go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant