(a) little; somewhat; somehow
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
by itself; automatically; naturally
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
university student; college student
several people; a few people
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
such ... as; or some such
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace