honorific/polite/humble prefix
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
whispering; murmuring; subdued
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
notice; attention; observation
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
even if; even though; however; no matter how
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
quarrel; trouble; dispute
woman; female; feminine gender
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
while; even though; despite
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
... (years old) this year
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
youthful; young; young-looking