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
sunlight; rays of the Sun
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
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.
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; hour; period; class
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
in that way; thus; so; so?
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to throw at; to turn; to raise
thought; consideration; thinking
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle