loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
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
stairs; stairway; staircase
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 descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
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
beyond that point; after that
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
sunlight; rays of the Sun
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
vitality; (one's) life force
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
salty sea breeze; salt wind
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to blow through; to blow across
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become