at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
grade; class; degree; magnitude
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
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.
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
beginning; outset; first; onset
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to feel; to sense; to experience
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity