long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to rock; to shake; to swing
while; during; while; although; all; both
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
arm; skill; efforts; ability
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
breath; breathing; tone; mood
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
tick-tock; tick-tack; sound of clock
Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell