falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
mid-calf length (skirt, etc.)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to be smeared; to be covered
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
long ago; a long time ago; already
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
repeatedly; frequently; over and over; exceedingly; sincerely; very much
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
openly; in public; without caring what others think
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium