ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
letting (someone) die without helping
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to fly around; to scatter
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
image; figure; figure; form; image
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
while; during (the time when)
remains; corpse; (dead) body
to close (one's eyes); to shut
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
to be surprised; to be astonished
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to be found; to be discovered
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
bloated (esp. stomach); bulging; sticking out; gaping wide; caving in
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male