loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
musical composition; tune
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
beyond this point; from now on; after this
empty lot; vacant plot of land
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to eagerly look forward to
to summon; to get used to call
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
children's game in which the aim is to occupy the other's home base; taking a place; securing a position
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
sense of unity; sense of oneness
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to speak; to hear a voice
rear right (corner, etc.); on the right and at the end; right-hand side and at the back
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
left back (corner, etc.); on the left and at the rear; left-hand side and at the back
corridor; hallway; passageway
tenement house; row house
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board