the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 recall; to remember; to recollect
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
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
new moon; first day of the lunar month; crescent moon
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
myself; yourself; I; me; you
morning star; Venus; preeminent person (within their own field); star (of the stage, silver screen, etc.)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)