preface; foreword; preamble
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
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 raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
school education; formal education
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
three; three years of age
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
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 subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation