whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
cigarette; cig; smoke; fag
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
one's original family name; maiden name
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
individual; one by one; separate; each
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
cares; ill feeling; reserve
one meal; one meal (a day)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness