to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to taste; to try (food or drink)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
something; some kind of; for some reason
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini); North Pacific giant octopus
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)