to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
tedious; boring; being fed up with
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to hang low (over; of clouds, fog, etc.); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind a curtain, blinds, etc.)
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
feeling; sense; impression
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
height (of a person); stature
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to speak; to hear a voice
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
seal (letters, documents, etc.)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately