to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
sedge hat and straw rain cape
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
speaking voice; talking voice
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
click-clack; clip-clop; clatter
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
bowl (ceramic, porcelain); counter for bowls of food or drink
many; much; plenty; hardly
to rise; to erect; to get up
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
probe each other; sound each other out
many people; a large number of people
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
dated (e.g. a letter); date of effect (e.g. a rule change)
customer traffic; customers; custom
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious