year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
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.
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to be sooty; to be stained
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance