speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
idly; lazily; evasively; elusively; laziness; fooling around
to exile; to banish; to revise the wording of a phrase
make; workmanship; preparation
traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top; men's hairstyle (Edo period)
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to go crazy; to lose one's mind
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
gynecology department; gynecology
to undergo surgery; to have an operation
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
companion; company; tritagonist
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
to be enchanted; to be charmed
first year of elementary school; first year elementary school student
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
unlined kimono; one kimono; a single kimono
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to look young; to seem young
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
latent disposition; inner feelings
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
catching someone's attention by winking and tugging at their sleeve
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
even if ...; even supposing that ...
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky