to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
bromide; publicity photograph of a movie star, entertainer, etc.
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
this or that person; anybody; many people
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
chair; stool; post; office; position
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
pretension; conceit; hubris
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to badger; to pester; to beg
to be surprised; to be astonished
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to pass (of time); to elapse
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with