calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
sunlight filtering through trees
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
chair; stool; post; office; position
while; during; while; although; all; both
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
woman; female; feminine gender
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
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
opposite side; other side; other party
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
man; male; masculine gender
to have a talk; to tell a story
in that way; thus; so; so?
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.)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
light; right; right field; right fielder
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)