safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
land of the gods; Japan; Heaven
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
hometown; rural township (of China)
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
meaning; significance; sense
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
how many years; how long; what year
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to chase; to run after; to pursue
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
very rich person; the super rich
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke