supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
long ago; once upon a time
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
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 love greatly; to love beyond all else
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to be conspicuous; to stand out
without accident; uneventfully; without ...
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
feeling; sense; impression
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
way; method; means; resource; course
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
one day; (on) a certain day
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth