desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to take away; to carry off
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
mark; sign; (arch.) plain wood showing the seating order of officials at court; (arch.) nameplate
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to feel; to sense; to experience
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 stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot