sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
one day; (on) a certain day
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
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
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
since when; from when; how long