silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to rain incessantly; to downpour
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
having a medical examination; seeing a doctor
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to be born; to come into the world
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace