special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to increase; to add to; to augment
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
semi-transparent; translucent
to be transparent; to show through
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to waste time; to kill time
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet