to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
such; this sort of; like this
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
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
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
all; entire; whole; altogether
how; in what way; how about
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
axiom; maxim; self-evident truth
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
day after day; day by day
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence