interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
clanging; empty; deserted
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
near; close; beside; third person
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
best regards; please take care of; please do
and then; and so; and; so then
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness