one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to lose face; to disgrace oneself
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
day by day; every day; by the day
deplorable; alarming; grievous; lamentable
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
food (on a table) (esp. a small Japanese table); dinner; cover (in a restaurant); cook; chef; person who prepares food
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
appointed time; timetable; schedule
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
district; section; sector
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style