how many people; a number of people
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
while; during; performed in this condition
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
original story; original version; this volume
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to name; to call; to christen; to term
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
object of romantic interest
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
godparent; first person to give something its name
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
(physical) growth; development
craving; longing; thirsting
quick-witted; quick to understand
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
before and after (e.g. photos)
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline