to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to stop walking; to pause
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to take a breath; to take a short rest
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
infant (below 1 year old); suckling baby
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
such; like that; that sort of; very
to look around; to survey
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
imagination; supposition; guess
in comparison to; rather than