warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
competing; competition; auction
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
dry riverbed; river beach
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
precarious situation; precarious state
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
feeling; sense; impression
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
prohibition; inhibition; ban
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)