silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
concreteness; feasibility
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
warmly; cordially; with tender care
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to play around (of a cat, dog, etc.); to frisk; to gambol; to frolic
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
modulation (of voice); variation; variety; liveliness (e.g. of writing style)
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to head home; to leave for home
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
at once; immediately; right now
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
surely; certainly; without doubt
soon; shortly; before long
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
centre; center; center fielder
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede