to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
such ... as; or some such
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
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 pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
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
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
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 come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
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
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand