to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy
does not match (one's, its) appearance
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to perform a small motion repetitively (e.g. picking or poking something)
two times; twice; two degrees
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
study; research; investigation
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
female household; household consisting wholly of women
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
circular window; round window
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
small cupboard on wall of tokonoma
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex