to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
jellied dessert (e.g. yōkan); sweets with a high moisture content; fruit
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
long ago; a long time ago; already
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
pale fiery light seen in fields and mountains at night; will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus; elf-fire; fen-fire
one-by-one; separately; in detail
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
signs of rain; threatening to rain
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
traditional Japanese women's hairstyle
sideburns; hair at the sides of the head
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
Jintan (brand-name breath mint marketed as having various medicinal properties); refreshing candies resembling BBs or metallic dragees
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
broad street; main street; avenue; boulevard
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth