to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
(one) letter; (one) character
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
identifiable; personalized
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
on the occasion of; at the time of
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to ask; to enquire; to query
urgency; exigency; emergency
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
surely; certainly; without doubt
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least