long ago; once upon a time
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; first name
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
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
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.
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
myself; yourself; I; me; you