earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
people; men and women; each person; everybody
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to find out; to discover; to locate
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
environment; surroundings; circumstances