materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
anything and everything; just about everything
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
undershirt (worn under a kimono); singlet
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
on business; for business; business purpose
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top; men's hairstyle (Edo period)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
handful; small amount; small number
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
ember; brand; stub (of used candle, match etc.)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
don't you think?; indicates question
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to cry softly; to sob; to weep
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering