first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
brilliant; bright; dazzling
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
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 tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
vividly green; lush green; fresh and green; verdant; deep blue
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
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
myself; yourself; I; me; you
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
look of the sky (esp. of bad weather); weather; course (of events); situation; way the wind is blowing
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
not yet known; unknown; strange
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)