now that; since; so long as; because
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to set (sun); to become dark
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
whenever you want; any time you like
impossible to do (although wants to)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
intermission (between acts); interlude
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
symbol; code; sign; notation
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
and; thereupon; because of that
in loud gulps (esp. of alcohol)
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre