knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
failure; mistake; blunder
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
other than; excluding; without
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
how; in what way; how about
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
that is to say; so that means
it is not (like that) either
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
selection; choice; option
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed