step; stride; counter for steps
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
peaceful; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
sunlight filtering through trees
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to encamp; to take up positions
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
reality; actuality; hard fact
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to make an appearance; to show up
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix