thousand years; many years
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
fireworks display; display of fireworks
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
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 ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
to make merry; to be festive
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
water's edge; beach; shore
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
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 know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
please (give me); please (do for me)
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to take (a photograph); to record (audio or video); to film; to shoot
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
maple (Acer spp.); maple tree