weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
really; truly; indeed; good grief
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
now; the present time; just now; another; more
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to get distracted; to jump off the track
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
folklore studies; folkloristics
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
tradition; legend; folklore
study; research; investigation
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)