sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
and; thereupon; because of that
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to let one's hair hang down
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
system; organization; organisation; architecture
refreshment; something refreshing; welcome relief; tonic; refreshing medicine
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
material; substance; matter