cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to tower over the surroundings
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
how long; how much; to what extent
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
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
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to shake; to sway; to waver
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
bathing (swimming) in cold water
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.
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
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.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the other day; a few days ago