pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
sailor's song; boat song; sea shanty; barcarolle
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to become dim; to become blurred
on countless occasions; many a time
to repeat; to do something over again
Lorelei (Loreley); Rhine maiden who lured sailors to their doom; rock in the Rhine
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
people; citizens; subjects; folk
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
such; this sort of; like this