may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
silence (not speaking); muteness
stone statue of Jizo (often found along roads); taciturn person; person uninterested in romance
to see through; to see the true nature of something
innermost depths of one's heart
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
don't you think?; indicates question
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
to offer flowers (e.g. at grave); to leave flowers
hokora; small wayside shrine
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
many; numerous; various; large number of
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to dry up completely; to become stale
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate