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
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
dozens; scores of; decades
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to shed light; to cast light
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
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.
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit