to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
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
open; spacious; extensive
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
single-storied house; single-storied building
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to step forward; to volunteer
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
in that manner; like that
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
air conditioning; air cooling
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless