far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
other side; opposite side; other party
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
(made of) stone; stone-built
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet