regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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 raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
foreign; abroad; overseas
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
that's the way it is; such is life
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm