preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
round shape; circle; circular form
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
existence; being; presence
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
(in) the air; midair; sky
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
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 imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)