now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
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
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
woman; female; feminine gender
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
unrequited love; one-sided love
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.)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
older sister; elder sister
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart