to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
technique; art; skill; move
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
Urashima's casket (in the story of Urashima Tarō); Pandora's box; one's closely guarded treasure
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
craftsman; skilled artisan
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
box for holding papers or stationery
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
limp; listless; enervated; flaccid; wilting; soft
to look around; to look towards (us)
despair; desperation; abandonment
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
so; like this; in this way
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
cherub; gods disguised as children; children parading as cherubs
to recall; to remember; to recollect
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly