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
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
fine weather; fair weather
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
river; stream; River; the ... river
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
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 help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
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.)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
close-up photography; macro photography
chasing out ogres; exterminating ogres
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
case; occasion; situation; circumstances