plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
sympathy; compassion; pity
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
inside one's heart; in one's mind
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
so; like this; in this way
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be worried; to be troubled
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
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)