light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
scenery; scene; landscape
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
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 look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
scene; spectacle; sight; view
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)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
in succession; one by one
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
in comparison to; rather than
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
boy; son; baby boy; young man
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill