this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
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
heating; application of heat
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
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.
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
now; the present time; just now; another; more
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to crouch; to squat; to cower
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely