suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to rock; to shake; to swing
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
soldier; combatant; warrior
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
don't you think?; indicates question
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
incident; affair; happening; event
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river