water's edge; beach; shore
eighth month of the lunar calendar
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
pregnancy; conception; gestation
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
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
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to be worried; to be troubled
all; entire; whole; altogether
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
family; members of a family
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble