surroundings; environs; circumference
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
fate; destiny; predestination
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
by myself; in person; by oneself
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
elegance; taste; refinement
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
reign; being on the throne
death (of an emperor); demise
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
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)
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
several years; a few years
accession to the throne; enthronement
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
deciding through (tortoise-shell) divination
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through