wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
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
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
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
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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.
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
living thing; living creature; animal; life
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
daytime; noon; broad daylight
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification