shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
vagrancy; vagabondage; wander around
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
edge of the eaves; house frontage
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
name; given name; first name
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)