love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
to become pale; to turn pale
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
old age; old person; the old; the aged
resignation; acceptance; consolation
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
temporary worker (dispatched from an agency); dispatched worker
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
wages; pay; rental payment
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
stupid brat; son of a bitch
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to jump upon (a moving object)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to get late; to advance; to wear on