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)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
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
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
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.
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
autumn breeze; fall breeze
to blow through; to blow across
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
two persons; two people; pair; couple
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
very young; little; childish; immature
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
now; soon; already; yet; further; more