don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
person who is ...; thing that is ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to pass (of time); to elapse
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
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.
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
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)
Okayama (city, prefecture)
(someone else's) parents; both parents
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
alone; by oneself; on one's own
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
old person; elderly person; senior citizen
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.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to need; to call for; to require
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to be worried; to be troubled
how; in what way; how about
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo