to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
lament (song); elegy; dirge; Lamentations (book of the Bible)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
curiosity; inquisitiveness
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to gaze out at; to look out over
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
though; notwithstanding; although
(animal making a) monstrous apparition
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
company; corporation; workplace
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
while alive; during one's lifetime
kindness; intimacy; friendship
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
to bawl; to cry; to scream
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
living thing; organism; creature; biology
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish