soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
handwoven; handspun; weaving by hand
small amount; bit; smidgen
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
admiration; praise; prizing; appreciation
to weave a pattern; to begin to weave
to be born; to come into the world
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
great hurry; great haste; rush
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
woman; female; feminine gender
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk