young girl; lass; adolescent female
state of mind; (one's) mental state
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
hiding one's embarrassment
common reed (Phragmites australis)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
minuteness; one millionth
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
income; receipts; revenue
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
keeping accounts; balancing accounts
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
marriage ceremony; wedding
intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude