yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to pick up; to find; to gather
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
police; polis (ancient Greek city state); -city
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
hereabouts; around there; that area
instant; moment; for an instant
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
scrunchie; hair tie covered in fabric
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
all; entire; whole; altogether
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
politeness; good manners; courtesy; etiquette
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
the four great civilizations of the world (China, Babylon, India and Egypt as put forward by Chinese scholar Liang Qichao in 1900)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
corridor; hallway; passageway
beginning; outset; first; onset
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join