box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
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)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
in the meanwhile; during the time
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to approach; to draw near
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
such; this sort of; like this
boathouse; ship's hold; hatch
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to become used to; to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
of course; certainly; naturally
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about