to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
to choke; to have trouble breathing
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
this and that; one thing or another
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)