-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
the future; future prospects
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
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.)
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
just one person; only one
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of