to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to begin talking; to open up
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
way (of doing); manner; method; means
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
student (esp. a university student)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)