to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
the whole day; all the day
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
one person; another name; nickname; alias
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
at that time; in those days
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
birthday party; birthday meet-up
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
sequel; later development
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
in the morning; during the morning
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to become pale; to turn pale
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away