sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
rather; better; instead; if anything
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to be profitable; to yield a profit
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
keep up your strength; chin up!
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
three; three years of age
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
sake made without added alcohol or sugar
top-quality sake brewed from rice grains milled to 50% of weight or less
such; like that; that sort of; very
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
being startled; getting a shock
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
and yet; though; when; in spite of
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
cooperation; collaboration
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand