distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Taro (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
remark; statement; discourse
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to add (to); to add on; to append
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
being fond of children; person fond of children
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no