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; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
light; faint; pale; fleeting
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
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
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
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, now Tokyo); Yedo
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
really; truly; indeed; good grief
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
long stay; overstaying one's welcome
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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 somebody 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
opposite bank; farther shore
hayfield; field of miscanthus
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out