method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
greater than ...; bigger ...
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
complete change; about-face
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
excursion; field trip; school trip
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
observation; survey; watching
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
with a clap-clap (e.g. of wooden clappers); (touching) lightly and repeatedly; (something small hopping) repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar