sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
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
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
that day; the very same day
the way back; the way home; return trip
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.
myself; yourself; I; me; you
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to be tired of looking at
downtown high-rise area; street of office buildings; area of medium to tall business buildings
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
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)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
thin; slender; fine; unlucky