one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
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
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to turn towards; to point
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
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
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
suffix for familiar person
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to be photographed; to be projected
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to