reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
rice nursery; bed for rice seedlings
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
transmission of electricity; electricity supply; power supply
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
vocal sound; tone of voice
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to talk; to chat; to chatter
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to throw open; to leave open
pale; pallid; bluish-white
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to brandish; to flourish; to wave; to swing; to shake at
sound of a gun; roar of cannon
to turn on; to switch on; to light up