man; male; masculine gender
Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
then; well; so; well then
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
primary school; elementary school; grade school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to become better; to improve
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
girl's lacquered wooden geta; wooden footwear; clogs; sabots
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
ember; brand; stub (of used candle, match etc.)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
about; on; regarding; per; for every
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman