to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
light; faint; pale; fleeting
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
same kind (race); homogeneousness
different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous
to need; to call for; to require
possible; likely; probable
how long; how much; to what extent
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
curiosity; inquisitiveness
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
since when; from when; how long
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess