sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
horizon (related to land)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
place; situation; position; location
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
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
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
gradation; gradation haircut; taper
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
only; merely; but; no more than
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
for example; for instance; e.g.
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
metre; meter; meter; gauge
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
standing close together; bristling (with)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
educational institution; school; academy; campus