same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
this world; this life; world of the living
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to watch over; to watch attentively
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with