nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
it's been a long time; long time no see
to say; to be called; to do
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
(your) daughter; young woman
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
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 shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
many; much; plenty; hardly
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
environment; circumstance
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person