shades of night; night scene
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
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
black swan (Cygnus atratus)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
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 avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one machine; one aircraft; one life
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
rotor; love egg; egg vibrator (sex toy)
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
violent explosion; bursting
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on