indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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
sunlight; rays of the Sun
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
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.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to manage a state; to govern a country
arm; skill; efforts; ability
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune