light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
period; dot character; period (era, amount of time); period
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
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
sudden change; complete change
woman; female; feminine gender
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to face; to go towards; to head towards
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
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 roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see