finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
honour; honor; glory; privilege
even more; still more; further
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
that day; the very same day
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
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
physical education; PE; gym (class)
association; society; organization; organisation
news of someone's death; obituary
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to face; to go towards; to head towards
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
placing (a person's) ashes inside a funerary urn (or a tomb or ossuary); depositing ashes
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
election; selection; choice
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
man's weeping (esp. someone not prone to tears)
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
reality; actuality; hard fact
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle