thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
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.)
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
such; like that; that sort of
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
modesty; humility; being humble
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)