indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
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.
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
temple; shrine; sanctuary
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
time; season; period; phase; stage
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
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 pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
now; the present time; just now; another; more
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)