to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
short pause; short interval
to pause; to have a short intermission
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
keyboard (piano, computer, etc.)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
water trickling from rocks
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to well up; to burst; to arise
very; extremely; excessively