to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
solitude; loneliness; isolation
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
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 hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
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)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
more than anything; above all else
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
near; close; beside; third person
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o