transparency; degree of clearness
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
silence; stillness; quietness
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
to repeat; to do something over again
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to jump from one thing to another
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
waterfowl; water bird; shorebird