boy; son; baby boy; young man
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
Aoi no Ue (Genji Monogatari)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
(dead) body; corpse; remains
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
funeral hall; ceremony site
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)