to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
arista; awn; (grain) beard
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
wild grape; wild grapevine; ampelopsis
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys)
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to stare back (at); to glare back
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
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
don't you think?; indicates question
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
long time; long interval; for quite some time
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort