getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
inside; interior; inner part
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
being startled; getting a shock
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
consequence; outcome; result; blame
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)