preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
red clay; red earth; laterite; dark-red paint
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
beginning; outset; first; onset
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
existence; being; presence
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
time; hour; period; class
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to live; to make a living; to get on with
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
regarding highly; attaching importance to
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
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.
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence