preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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.
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
new moon; first day of the lunar month; crescent moon
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
time; season; period; phase; stage
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
while; during; while; although; all; both
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
late at night; small hours of the morning
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
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)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in