to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity; (online) comment
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
though; even if; whether ... or ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
normalization (of a social problem, of a situation, etc.)
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
partnership; (same-sex) partnership
system; institution; organization; organisation