inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to sing someone's praises; to give someone a boost; (lit.) to carry a lantern
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
Taoist; person of high morals; Buddhist monk; immortal mountain wizard; Taoist immortal
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to