cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
how; in what way; how about
don't you think?; indicates question
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
north wind; northerly wind
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial