to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
questions and answers; dialogue
utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
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.)
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
how; in what way; how about
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
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
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
government service; official position; civil service
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...