fine weather; fair weather
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
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
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
warp; curvature; curve; arch
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
couple's ring; set of rings worn by unmarried, unengaged couples; pairing
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to raise one's voice; to shout
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing