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
to feel; to sense; to experience
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
personal; individual; private
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
together with; same; both; all; including ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)