all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
dry Japanese confectionery; dry Japanese sweets
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to make one's rounds; to patrol
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
everything; anything; nothing
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to expect; to look for; to look forward to; to anticipate; to wait for
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
changing clothes; change of clothes
person who is socially ostracized (e.g. an ex-convict, mistress, illegitimate child); social outcast; person with a shady past; obscure person; person who lives in obscurity; person who has been forgotten by the world
home; household; family; hearth
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; green; inexperienced (in love); innocent; naive
troublesome; annoying; complicated
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
open air bath (in an inn, onsen, etc.); external hot spring bath
bathroom; (arch.) bathing; (arch.) bathing attendant (for a noble)
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
evening; dusk; sunset; nightfall
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
place where there are hot springs; hot springs spa
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to approach the year end; to be jammed tight
on countless occasions; many a time
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
being pendent; hanging down
instability; insecurity; crankiness
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do