indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
student (esp. a university student)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
summer vacation; summer holidays
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
now; the present time; just now; another; more
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
chapter one; first chapter
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
very young; little; childish; immature
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)