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; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
memory; recollection; remembrance; 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")
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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 be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
scenery; scene; landscape
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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 have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
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
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old