person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
why; how; for what reason
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
group; bunch; crowd; group
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
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 encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
pure; true; genuine; unmixed