small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
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
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
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
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to subsist; to keep on living
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
while; during; while; although; all; both
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to become settled; to be fixed