grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
serious; severe; grave; acute
society; the world; the times
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
with a clink (click, clack)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
growing (graph rising to the right); increasing; soaring; expanding
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction