to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
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
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
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 take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
scenery; scene; landscape
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
moo (sound of a cow); moo-cow; moo-moo
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
because of; owing to; due to
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; painful to look at
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
so; like this; in this way
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying