presence (impressive quality)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to stay (at); to stop (at)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
wooden statue; wooden image; wooden idol
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
don't you think?; indicates question
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
explosion; rupture; break off
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
how; in what way; how about
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you