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
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
silence; stillness; quietness
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
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 tighten; to press hard
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
floodlight; floodlight projector
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
diving; submerging; going underwater
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
tone (of voice); manner of talking
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
question; inquiry; enquiry
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of