to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to lie down; to throw oneself down
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
almost every day; almost daily
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
river; stream; River; the ... river
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
platform; home; home base; home plate
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to look forward to something
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
in the following manner; as follows
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited