under one's eyes; below one's eyes
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
behind; in the rear; in back
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
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
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr