near oneself; close to one; familiar
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
highly unpredictable; touch and go
perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy; lazy; careless; noncommittal
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
weave; weaving; woven item
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
grandfather; male senior-citizen
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
long ago; already; a long time ago
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
observation; survey; watching
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions