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
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
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
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 appease; to suppress; to calm
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
secret; private; surreptitious
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage