a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
moisture; humidity; dampness
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to push aside; to brush aside
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
creche; day nursery; day-care center
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
partly open; in half bloom
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
children's song; nursery rhyme
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
people; men and women; each person; everybody
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
meaning; significance; sense
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about