method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
spring water; clear (pure) water
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
big man; large man; tall man; giant
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
in comparison to; rather than
to become better; to improve
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial