self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
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
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to stare back at; to look back at
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
meaning; significance; sense
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to subsist; to keep on living
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to break a dam; to burst out
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound