this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to be sooty; to be stained
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
place; position; location; position; standing; status
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
nothing but; except; no more than
indescribable; having no way to express
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
scale; scope; plan; structure
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly