living thing; organism; creature; biology
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
by myself; in person; by oneself
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
unidentified flying object; UFO
time around sunset; early evening
dry riverbed; river beach
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
field; plain; prairie; moor
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
this world; this life; world of the living
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
not yet known; unknown; strange
intelligence; intellect; brains
good; goodness; right; virtue
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
assertion; declaration; affirmation
kanji "large village" radical at right (radical 163)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
some people; a few people; several people
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
one by one; one at a time; in turn