gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
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)
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
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
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 sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
singing voice; (sound of) singing
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
late summer heat; lingering summer heat
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
suffix for familiar person
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible