old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
long ago; once upon a time
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to follow another's example
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in one's own way or style
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
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.
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
coincident with; while; simultaneously
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
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.)
it is not (like that) either
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already