popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; snot bubble
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
wood (for building); lumber; timber
nth district of a town; nth city block
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
really; truly; indeed; good grief
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
long stay; overstaying one's welcome
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
opposite bank; farther shore
hayfield; field of miscanthus
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)