to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to be surprised; to be astonished
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
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)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
scenery; scene; landscape
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
instant; moment; for an instant
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
don't you think?; indicates question
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to be dead; to be lifeless
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use