appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
endless; boundless; everlasting
don't worry about it; forget about it
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
without cause; without reason
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
opening and shutting; opening and closing
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
please (give me); please (do for me)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
long ago; already; a long time ago
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
match (to light fire with)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
people; men and women; each person; everybody
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
woman; female; feminine gender
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?