thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
it's been a long time; long time no see
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
gentle; mild; meek; tender
mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to be too numerous; to be too much
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
serious; not joking; straight
conscious; deliberate; intentional