a dream, an illusion, a bubble, a shadow (metaphor for the transience of life)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
now; the present time; just now; another; more
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
in succession; one after another
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
in this way; thus; such; uh...
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so