sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
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.
one machine; one aircraft; one life
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 subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
almost; roughly; approximately
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
ten; 10; ten years of age
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
two persons; two people; pair; couple
mediator; manager; caretaker
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom