life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
in the meanwhile; during the time
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
of course; certainly; naturally
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
but; however; provided that
those (near the second person)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
for example; for instance; e.g.
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
something like ...; something called ...
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
beginning; outset; first; onset
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly