to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
beginning; outset; first; onset
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
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 topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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 doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
society; the world; the times
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
myself; yourself; I; me; you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
in that way; thus; so; so?
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
such ... as; or some such
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
so; like this; in this way
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you