first Serpent day of the year
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
anything and everything; just about everything
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
instant; moment; for an instant
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be needed; to be wanted
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
regret; repentance; remorse
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn