to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to shake one's head (in denial)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
having presence of mind; self-possessed; imperturbable; calm and self-possessed
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
duty; obligation; responsibility
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
port (left side of vessel)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time