looking depressed; long face
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
salt and pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to run away (e.g. from work); to escape; to hide; to end a round with less than 20 points
to scrape off; to scrape away; (arch.) to chop off (someone's head)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
service à la carte; single dish eaten by itself (without side dishes)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
upright-floating tea stalk (considered a lucky omen)
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
autumn breeze; fall breeze
gradually; by degrees; the sight of a tall soaring rock; crying; weeping
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant