long ago; once upon a time
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
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.
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to call each other; to call out to one another
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
boy; son; baby boy; young man
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
two persons; two people; pair; couple
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
existence; being; presence
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
boaster; braggart; bossy person; overbearing person
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else