fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
somehow or other; for some reason or another
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
this world; this life; world of the living
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to think over; to ponder; to ruminate; to reflect
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
incompetent; have no merit
to suffer; to groan; to be worried