to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
adds force or indicates command
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
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
book; volume; this; present; main; head
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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 support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
here and there; in places
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
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
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks; SALT; salt
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n