to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
surroundings; environs; circumference
quiet; still; surreptitious
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
in swarms; in great crowds
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
Sinictinogomphus clavatus (species of clubtail dragonfly)
second (unit of time); arc second
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
mallard (Anas platyrhynchos); mallard duck
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
tree frog (esp. the Japanese tree frog, Hyla japonica)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
Asian grass frog (Fejervarya limnocharis); Indian rice frog; cricket frog
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
light; easy; non-serious; minor
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
black-backed wagtail (Motacilla alba lugens)
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation