to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
temporary; transitory; short-lived
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
senility; dotage; decrepitude
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
honorific/polite/humble prefix
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
infantile neurosis characterized by crying at night and convulsions; temper; nerves
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
time (three times, each time, etc.); times