to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
(not) even once; (not) ever
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
16th day of the month; 16 days
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
way; method; means; resource; course
the other night; a few nights ago
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
tightly; firmly; fast; sharply; keenly
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
flash (of light); glint; schiller
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
both (people); the two of them
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
to shine out far and wide