to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
wrist cutting; slashing one's wrists
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
graduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); gradations; division; scale
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
such; like that; that sort of
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
now; the present time; just now; another; more
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
act of self-harm; self-injurious behavior; self-injurious behaviour
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many