to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
stairs; stairway; staircase
honorific/polite/humble prefix
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
tone (of voice); manner of talking
narrow; thin (sized); slender
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
same generation; one's generation
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances