this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
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.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
grandfather; male senior-citizen
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
now; the present time; just now; another; more
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
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