to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
like this; this sort; this way
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
honorific/polite/humble prefix
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
their Majesties the Emperor and Empress
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
pieces; scraps; disconnected
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
how; in what way; how about
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to become dim; to become blurred
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...