to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
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
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
one by one; one after another; successively
door; gate; opening; title page
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching