to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
recollection; reminiscence
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to talk to oneself; to mutter
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
a short while ago; already
low spirits; depressed heart
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
the person heretofore mentioned; that person
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
first year of elementary school; first year elementary school student
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to be silent; to say nothing
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
how; in what way; how about
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass