to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
reality; actuality; hard fact
to bring back; to restore
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber