pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
love; attachment; tender emotions; falling in love
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to become decrepit; to be in one's dotage; to become dull; to lose one's astuteness; to lose one's touch; to become senile
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
to be possessed by an evil spirit; to be tempted; to give in to an urge; to succumb to temptation
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
middle of the night; dead of night
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
heron with all-white plumage (incl. egrets); white heron
to lose interest; to slacken off
inexpert or untrained eyes
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally