poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
stairs; stairway; staircase
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to shake one's head (in denial)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
such ... as; or some such
sweet and sour; bittersweet
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
chapter one; first chapter
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
sunlight; rays of the Sun
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull