to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
dry riverbed; river beach
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to fill one's heart; to overcome one
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to like; to love; to be fond of
popular person; favorite; favourite
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
it's not like; it isn't as if
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
first part of a poem or verse
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
for a while; for some time; for a period
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
short joke; quick one-liner; one-shot joke
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
contract; compact; agreement
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
Altair (star in the constellation Aquila); Alpha Aquilae
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
particularly; only; in the case of
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature