this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
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.
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to pile up; to accumulate
while; during; while; although; all; both
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become