the child is father to the man; (lit.) the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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
essence; true nature; substance; reality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
environment; circumstance
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
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.
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
different opinion; objection
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to have (something) innate; to be born with
nature; property; disposition
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
so to speak; so to call it; as it were