to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
condition; figure; appearance; voice
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
high window; clerestory window
light from outside; natural light
open-minded; receptive; free from preconceived ideas
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
one day; (on) a certain day
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
wisteria trellis; wisteria arbor (arbour); wisteria pergola
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
moisture; humidity; dampness
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend