the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
beautiful dew; comparing the beauty of dew to that of a flower
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
lifelike painting; vividly drawn picture
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
how; in what way; how about
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
a little bit; a little while
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
hey there; I say; see here
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
(open) a little; slightly; narrowly; (cut) finely; thinly
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
earnestly; intently; attentively; wholeheartedly
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger