softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to concern; to be related
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
such ... as; or some such
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
surroundings; environs; circumference
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
book; volume; this; present; main; head
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time