to drift (to); to be washed ashore
don't you think?; indicates question
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
extract; excerpt; selection
preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
to have a talk; to tell a story
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
woman; female; feminine gender
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
complete; whole; perfect; safe
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
while; during; while; although; all; both
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
deep place; depths; depth; profundity
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
slim; slender; slight; delicate
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)