today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
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
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
suffix for familiar person
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
silence; stillness; quietness
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
name; given name; first name
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
people; citizens; subjects; folk
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
now; the present time; just now; another; more
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
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.)
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
hand net; dip net; scoop net
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)
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
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that