increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
drama; play; Chinese opera
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
emotional wall; internal barrier
authority; power; function
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
good; goodness; right; virtue
long (time that has passed); old (story)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
pale; pallid; bluish-white