whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
talk; recital; narration; topic
treatment; service; handling; management
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
mutation; change; vicissitude
huge; vast; enormous; colossal; extensive; large
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
anything and everything; just about everything
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
safety; welfare; well-being
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
touching; moving; painful
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful