-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to subsist; to keep on living
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
hook (high point of a song); chorus
person who avoids others; social outcast
standard measurement for the distance between pillars in the Kansai area (approx. 197 cm); Kyoto-size tatami mat (approx. 190 cm by 95 cm)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
taking no notice; ignoring; not even looking at
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
remedial measure; countermeasure; counter-measure; relief measure; remedy
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
pretending to be kind; self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
memories; recollections; reminiscence
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
memorial service held on the seventh day following a person's death
succession; continuation; series; sequence
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
middle of the night; dead of night
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)