to offer something to a deity or somebody's spirit; to pay a tribute to a person who is about to depart
(sheet) music; (musical) note; genealogy; family tree; record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to lose one's way; to get lost
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
appearance; demeanor; demeanour
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
if so; in that case; in that situation
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
willpower; energy; vitality
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
companion; company; tritagonist
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to apologize; to apologise
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
fragment; one of the group or party
to throw on the fire; to burn
reason; cause; history; origin
to take flight; to disappear