deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
mid-air; mid-heaven; zenith
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
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
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
edge of town; outskirts of a village
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
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 hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
bow (and arrow); unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet); unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular