now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
romantic; spicy; coquettish
passing away; death; dying words; death poem (poem written during one's final moments)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
shameless; shameless person
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
honor; honour; credit; prestige
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
unqualified; without qualifications
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant