similarly; same (idea); same (name)
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
husband and wife; married couple
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
longstanding desire or goal
accomplishment; realization; attainment; penetration; pervasion
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
distress; anguish; mental suffering
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
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
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
very young; little; childish; immature
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
action; operation; effect; function
guess; conjecture; surmise