to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
in that way; thus; so; so?
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
war; fighting; fierce competition
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
book; volume; this; present; main; head
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to arrive home; to return