to look at; to gaze; to stare at
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
social life; social intercourse
should; must; -able; probably; likely
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
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.)
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section