purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to approach; to draw near
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to be worn down; to be reduced
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to be silent; to say nothing
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to put one's strength into
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
imagination; supposition; guess
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
silence; stillness; quietness
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
arm; skill; efforts; ability
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic