indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
fat; tallow; lard; grease
tonkotsu ramen; pork bone broth ramen
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
... years old; age (of) ...
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.)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
else; in addition; besides
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward