preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
summer sky; summery weather; clear, blazing summer weather
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to rain incessantly; to downpour
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
silence; stillness; quietness
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 tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...