sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
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 rule; to govern; to administer
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
fall; drop; descent; coming down
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
instant; moment; for an instant
to pass (of time); to elapse
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
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
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
stillness; repose; standing still
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
meaning; significance; sense
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
time; hour; period; class
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look around; to survey