happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
single word; a few words; brief comment
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
news; word; tidings; omen
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
meaning; significance; sense
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
in comparison to; rather than
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
from here; from this place
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding