fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
in order; in turn; one by one
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to become better; to improve
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
right (to do something); authority; power
way of speaking; intimation
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
number of persons; personnel
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to follow another's example
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart