to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
speaking voice; talking voice
to rest one's chin in one's hands
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
society; the world; the times
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
one by one; one at a time; in turn
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
after that; afterwards; thereafter
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
chance meeting; fortuitous encounter
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)