one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
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.
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
while; during; while; although; all; both
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
while; even though; despite
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...