chimney sweeper (cleaner)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
father; dad; husband; you; he
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
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
determination; resolution
family; members of a family
to watch over; to watch attentively
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
god of death; death deity; Death
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
wildcat (European wildcat, Iriomote cat, Tsushima cat, etc.); wild cat; stray cat
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
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 finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little