honorific/polite/humble prefix
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
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
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
river; stream; River; the ... river
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
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.
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
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.)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
how; in what way; how about
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
whenever you want; any time you like
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
how long; how far; how much
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
both hands; both arms; ten
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic