bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to win over; to win another's heart
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
standing position (working, sex, etc.); erect position; upright position
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to know each other; to exchange vows; to love each other
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
liquor store; sake shop; pub; heavy drinker; drunkard
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)