scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
grandfather; male senior-citizen
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
descendant; posterity; offspring
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
one's bosom friend; kindred-spirit