sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
almost every day; almost daily
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
the West; the Occident; Western countries
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love); floriography
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
rather than; more ... than ...
left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); the following
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to say no more; to sink into silence
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
primrose; Siebold's primrose (Primula sieboldii); cherry blossom primrose; Japanese woodland primrose