indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at a young age; while still young
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
man; male; masculine gender
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
(distinction of) sex; gender
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
... years old; age (of) ...
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
ten-year-old; ten year old
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
beginning; outset; first; onset