today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
each; (arch.) you (plural)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
woman; female; feminine gender
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to have a talk; to tell a story
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
one's (only) good suit (or kimono)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know