meaning; significance; sense
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
memory; sense; experience
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
even if; if; though; despite; even
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
New Year's greetings; New Year's call; New Year's gift
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove
particulars; details; specified items
something wrapped in a furoshiki
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
flattery; cajolery; flirtation
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
like this; in this way; as you see
reproachful; hateful; bitter
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
egoism; egotism; selfishness
to think deep down (that); to tell oneself (that); to secretly believe (that)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part