echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
story; tale; talk; discussion
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
feel (of a material); texture
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)
orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus
classification; categorization; sorting
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
(a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears
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)
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
number one; first; best; most; game; round
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
not caring; not giving a damn
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
process; course; mechanism
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion