complete stranger; total stranger
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
thereupon; shortly thereafter
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to face on; to look out on to
staying the night; lodging (at)
to be entwined; to be involved
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
drop (candy); drop (fall); curve ball with a vertical drop; dropping (an unplayable ball); dropping (mouse gesture)