children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet, intersection); trifurcated; three-pronged fork; trident
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)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
entrance curtain (in noh)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
makuuchi; top division (of professional sumo)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
large number (of); many; majority
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
men and women of all ages
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
captain (of a Japanese-style boat); skipper; boatman; oarsman; head of a fishing crew; fishing master
to speak; to hear a voice
wooden board; woodblock; woodblock printing
lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows); fascicle
both (people); the two of them
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)