endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
why; how; for what reason
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
survival; survivor; relic
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
professor; teaching; instruction
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to (be able to) agree (with); to be able to accept; to find acceptable; to be convinced; to understand
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned