lately; recently; nowadays
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
recollection; reminiscence
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story
future (usually near); prospects
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
leathercraft; leatherwork
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul