seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
even though; despite; notwithstanding
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
place to go; person to turn to; someone to depend on
orphan; person without friends
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
at your own discretion; as you see fit
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
secretary (government); director; chief
expression; look; countenance; face
ago; since; before; previous
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
on one's face; one's face; (arch.) meeting face-to-face; (arch.) seeing in person
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to become better; to improve
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little