seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
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)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
school building; schoolhouse
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
fast walking; semi-jogging
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
chair; stool; post; office; position
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
while; during (the time when)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
carving; engraving; sculpture
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
stepping back; drawing back
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to snatch from; to steal from
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
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)