strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
gem; jewel; precious stone
complexion; colour; color; blood red
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
future (usually near); prospects
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
children's story; fairy tale
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
marriage proposal; courtship
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
sincere; honest; faithful
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to shake; to sway; to waver
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness