it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
that day; the very same day
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
sick person; patient; invalid
to take a breath; to take a short rest
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus); (arch.) bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to recall; to remember; to recollect
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
abandoned child; foundling
such ... as; or some such
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than