order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
three; three years of age
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
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...
to subsist; to keep on living
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
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.
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
foster father; adoptive father
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
orphan; person without friends
to pick up; to find; to gather
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage