from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
around the world; throughout the world
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
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
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.
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
how many years; how long; what year
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to pass (of time); to elapse
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
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.)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many