-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
how; in what way; how about
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
(made of) stone; stone-built
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
feeling; sense; impression
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot