antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
myself; yourself; I; me; you
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, 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
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
environment; surroundings; circumstances
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
very young; little; childish; immature
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)