under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
work-in-progress; working state
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
so; like this; in this way
lint (as in a clothes dryer or a pocket); waste thread; fibers, such as might wrap around the gears in small mechanisms and cause them to jam; fluff
covered with; stained; smeared
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
particularly; only; in the case of
one's (only) good suit (or kimono)