to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
long ago; a long time ago; already
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
capacity; volume; capacitance
is something that; is that which
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
here and there; in places
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
chaps (in the skin); cracks
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
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 affect; to impact; to influence
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft