passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
dealing with; coping with
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
yearned for; longed for; missed
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to press a question; to cross-examine
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
ready-made; common-law (wife)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
inside one's heart; in one's mind
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
two holes; toilet with separate chambers for urine and faeces
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
image; figure; figure; form; image
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
personification; anthropomorphization
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
too much; excessively; too
lyric poetry; lyric poem; ode
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all