some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
destination; place where one is visiting
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
only; merely; but; no more than
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
emperor (of Japan); mikado
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
event; phenomenon; matter
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to state; to express; to mention
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
wherein; therein; thereinto
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
point in common; common feature