sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
older brother; elder brother
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)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
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
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
alone; by oneself; on one's own
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
adds force or indicates command
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
directions; instructions; orders; command
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be silent; to say nothing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
good feeling; feeling good
in that way; thus; so; so?
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing