this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
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
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)
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 scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
people; men and women; each person; everybody
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
already; now; no longer; not any more
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to lend an ear to; to listen to
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
gem; jewel; precious stone
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
sentiment; sentimentality
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
don't you think?; indicates question
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
instant; moment; for an instant