indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
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
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to feel; to sense; to experience
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
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 look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then