pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
existence; being; presence
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
dresser; dressing table; vanity table
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
place to put something; place where one put something; place to put oneself
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
if you think about it; come to think of it
in the end; at the end of the day
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
surface of the water; face of the water
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
stone (used for throwing)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
copulation (among animals); mating; treading; covering; serving
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...