remote past; far ago; time immemorial
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
group; bunch; crowd; group
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
ancestor; forefather; foremother
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
a long time ago; long ago
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to smear with blood; to kill
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
name; given name; first name
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
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.)
one's native country; land of one's birth
the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); east; second month in the lunar calendar
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
and yet; though; when; in spite of
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook