place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
thereupon; shortly thereafter
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
interval between the waves; gap between waves
to blow through; to blow across
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine