clanging; empty; deserted
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
monotypic (taxon); monotype; monomorphic; single impression die
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
latticed shutters (in traditional Japanese and Chinese architecture)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
addition; increase; Canada
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
war; battle; match; game; competition
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
frontmost; a short time ago; a little while ago; just now
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
enshrinement hall (of a buddha); temple; cathedral (esp. Catholic)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
door; gate; opening; title page
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key