motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
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)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
myself; yourself; I; me; you
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
place where one works; construction site; working area
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to face on; to look out on to
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
while; during; while; although; all; both