heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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.
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
tedious; boring; being fed up with
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding