deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
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
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
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 grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
educational institution; school; academy; campus
school building; schoolhouse
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
while; during; while; although; all; both
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
myself; yourself; I; me; you
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
sports ground; sports oval
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
schoolgirl; female student
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with