siren (in Greek mythology)
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
getting on board; sailor; seaman
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
while; even though; despite
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
surrounding at a distance
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
question; inquiry; enquiry
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
cigarette end; cigarette butt; tobacco ashes
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
health; healthy; sound; fit
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
long ago; a long time ago; already
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because