first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
father; dad; husband; you; he
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
book; volume; this; present; main; head
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
well-known; noted; celebrated
author; writer; novelist; artist
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to make an appearance; to show up
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when