coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to shake; to sway; to waver
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
rectangular company stamp; square company seal
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
water's edge; beach; foreshore
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to throw at; to turn; to raise
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being