to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
such; like that; that sort of; very
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
suffix for familiar person
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
sympathy; compassion; pity
to smile (at); to grin (at)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to face; to go towards; to head towards
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
realistic; graphic; true to life
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also