to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
handrail; railing; banister
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
long (time that has passed); old (story)
fear; dread; fright; willies
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
silence (not speaking); muteness
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
armchair; chair with arm rests; senior staff
this world; this life; world of the living
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light