a long time ago; in those days
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
immortal; undying; indestructible
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
existence; being; presence
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
for this very reason; that is exactly why
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
meteor; shooting star; falling star
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
omen; sign; notice; indication
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 ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed