going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
time; hour; period; class
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
adds force or indicates command
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to feel; to sense; to experience
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary