as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
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
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
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 peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
for example; for instance; e.g.
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)