smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to be in danger of; to be liable to
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to keep away; to keep at a distance
one's person; around one's person
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
woman; female; feminine gender
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
scion; cion; (horticultural) graft; opportunity to continue a conversation
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
again; once more; a second time
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to jump at; to be attracted by
even though it is not; despite not
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)