indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
God; god; ace; king; superior person
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
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
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
older sister; elder sister
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
two persons; two people; pair; couple
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
perfection; thoroughness; consummation