order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
outline of the Sun (esp. represented as a red circle); the Japanese flag
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.
right under; directly below
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
holding on to; sticking to
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
both; many; various; together
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
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road