method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
independent action; acting alone
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
had better ...; had better not ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
spare the rod and spoil the child; (lit.) if you love your children, send them out into the world
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to pick up; to find; to gather
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
together; at the same time; same; identical
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness