to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
luxuriant growth; rankness (of weeds)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
flood of emotions; many thoughts
to show one's affection; to express one's love
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
shore; bank (of a body of water)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread