talking quietly; quiet conversation; idle talk
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to live; to reside; to inhabit
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
two persons; two people; pair; couple
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
nothing but; except; no more than
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
such ... as; or some such
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch