contradiction; inconsistency
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to quit one's job; to resign
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
take a long walk off a short pier; go stick your head in a pig; (lit.) bash your head against the corner of a block of tofu and die
the following week; the next week
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
with a smooch (kissing); with a light smacking sound
duplicate key; master key; passkey; skeleton key
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
watch (timepiece); watching (a trend, developments, etc.); observing; (one's) watch (on a ship); watchkeeping; watch cap
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
(Japanese-style) living room
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?