noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
to head home; to leave for home
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to run about; to rush about
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
at once; immediately; right now
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
crossroads; intersection; crossway; carrefour
water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
Mt Tsukuba (in Ibaraki Pref.)
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
curtain; hanging; bunting
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
speckles; spotted pattern
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
period of time; time slot; time zone
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
after a long time; for the first time in a while