to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to smoke animal out of its den
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to accompany; to go with; to go together
to forget completely; to leave behind
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
to smoke; to smoulder; to smolder; to sputter
upper half of the body; upper body
gesture; gesticulation; motion
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
for a while; for some time; for a period
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
endurance; perseverance; patience
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
district; section; sector
reading circle; reading group; book club
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
youthful; young; young-looking
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region