to accept; to receive; to agree
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
rite welcoming back the gods from Izumo Shrine (on the last day of the tenth lunar month)
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
to be entwined; to be involved
vacuum bottle; thermos; jar
to read the situation; to sense the mood
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
decision; determination; resolution
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
absence; disregard; indifference