to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to find out; to discover; to locate
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
stillness; repose; standing still
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to go along; to walk along; to follow
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
solitude; loneliness; isolation
something like ...; something called ...
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
river; stream; River; the ... river
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life