indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
superb view; picturesque scenery
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm
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
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
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.
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
royal capital; imperial capital
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
residence; housing; residential building
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
adds force or indicates command
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
now; the present time; just now; another; more
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
in comparison to; rather than
sunlight; rays of the Sun