drop (e.g. of water); drip
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
right beside; close to; nearby
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
carelessly; inattentively
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
unexpectedly; surprisingly
since one was born; (in) all one's life
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
confusion; mixing; merger
Bupleurum root; Radix Bupleuri
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence