figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
time; hour; period; class
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to shade an account; to add something extra
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
in comparison to; rather than
to repeat; to do something over again
any more; any further; any better; any longer
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)