sincere; earnest; serious
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be worried; to be troubled
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
at least; at most; (even) just
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to speak; to hear a voice
as a child; when one was a child
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
round and cute (esp. of eyes); perfectly round and clear; vividly (moving; esp. of eyes); in a lively manner
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
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 respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
beyond that point; after that
to await; to wait for; to expect
talking about memories; reminiscences
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
without cause; without reason
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to talk; to chat; to chatter