this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
script; screenplay; scenario
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
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
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
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.
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to join together; to combine; to join up
please (give me); please (do for me)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
gently (of the wind); softly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
to shake; to sway; to waver
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
how many years; how long; what year
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
endless; boundless; everlasting
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
is that so? (generally rhetorical)