lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
dragon god; dragon king; naga
(religious) faith; belief; creed
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
genuine article; real thing; real deal
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
(someone's) child; person with parents; other people's children; the Son of Man; Christ
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
with a start; with a jump
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
don't you think?; indicates question
(fictional) fusion of human and animal; therianthrope; furry; human beast
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)