some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to make a speech; to address
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)