to speak; to hear a voice
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
another time; some other time
story; tale; talk; discussion
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
instant; moment; for an instant
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
corridor; hallway; passageway
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to make an appearance; to show up
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)