contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to be transparent; to leave a gap
grains; lumps; drops; grainy; bumpy; coarse
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to close (one's eyes); to shut
fan columbine (Aquilegia flabellata); hemp yarn wound into a hollow ball; egg custard dish on a base of udon noodles
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
will not do; do not; does not
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
evil thought; malicious motive; spite
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
being absorbed (in); immersion; sinking (into)
continuation; succession; series; continuous
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to be softened; to calm down
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
Fumiko Hayashi (novelist, 1903-1951)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
rhythmically (beating, e.g. gong); clip-clopping (e.g. horse); crumbly; ambling; strolling; dozing
shutting oneself up in one's house; staying indoors; living in seclusion; house arrest (Edo-period punishment)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big