to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
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 blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
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
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
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
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row