may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
the world; the earth; this world (as opposed to heaven)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to speak; to say; to vocalize
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to be silent; to say nothing
steep mountain; craggy mountain
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use