every year; yearly; annually
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
how many years; how long; what year
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
long time; long interval; for quite some time
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
electricity; (electric) light
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo