to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
manly; masculine; like a man
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
older brother; elder brother
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
Japanese dressmaking; kimono making
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
everything; anything; nothing
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to go out and away; to leave
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font
before a Buddha or a mortuary tablet; offerings made to Buddha or placed on a mortuary tablet
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
such ... as; or some such
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
predicament; difficult situation
to recall; to remember; to recollect
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
plaintive (melody, tone, etc.); sad; mournful; doleful; sorrowful