weak and soft; supple; pliant
to prostrate oneself before
polite; respectful; reverent
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
unparalleled; unparallelled; unequaled; unequalled; unique
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
form; shape; figure; visage
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period); early Japanese Christian
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
odds and ends; all; every
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
to entrance; to possess; to enthrall
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
genuine article; real thing; real deal
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to grow; to develop; to grow up
cloth dyed in a dappled pattern; pattern of white spots; dapples; mochi containing red bean paste; (arch.) fawn
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
always; constantly; constancy; eternity; permanent residence
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence