to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
indeed; really; truly; very much
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to recall; to remember; to recollect
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze