to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
to pass (of time); to elapse
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
all night long; all through the night
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
silence (not speaking); muteness
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last