to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
don't you think?; indicates question
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to smile (at); to grin (at)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to be surprised; to be astonished
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
silence; stillness; quietness
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
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)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood