to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
seventh day of the month; seven days
mourning (dead persons); memorial
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to show up; to appear; to turn up
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
21st day after death; 21st day after birth
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
intention; idea; inclination; wish
best regards; please take care of; please do
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
single word; a few words; brief comment
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound