to watch steadily; to stare
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to have meaning; to be meaningful
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
why; how; for what reason
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
miraculous; wonder-working; magical
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
flour; meal; powder; heroin
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to be transparent; to show through
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
so; therefore; and; (and) then
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
confusion; mixing; merger
easy; simple; there's no way that ...