first day of the month; the first of the month
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
such; this sort of; like this
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily