to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
natural calamity; disaster
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
true ancestor; var. of vampire (in fiction)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
how; in what way; how about
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
tone (of voice); manner of talking
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
breath; breathing; tone; mood
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...