blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
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
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
(how) many times; (how) often
like this; this sort; this way
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to repeat; to do something over again
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
people; men and women; each person; everybody
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
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 call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
useless; vain; aimless; idle
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)