that day; the very same day
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
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 cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
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.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
number one; first; best; most; game; round
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
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
weather forecast; weather report
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to say; to be called; to do
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant