wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
grand; far-reaching; ambitious
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
a second time; again; once more; twice
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to step forward; to take a step forward
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance