indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to lie scattered; to be strewn about
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
scenery; scene; landscape
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
thawing of snow; thaw; thaw (in relations)
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 be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
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 illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(young) girl; maiden; young lady