ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
fine weather; fair weather
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
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
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
living room (Western style); sitting room
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
kitchen; financial situation
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
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me