overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
ringing; throbbing violently
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
pronunciation; production of sound
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
to begin; to set about; to start
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
sea level; (surface of) sea
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
since when; from when; how long
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
Niigata (city, prefecture)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
first-rate; finest quality; the best
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home