small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
length (of an animal); body length
Genji firefly (Nipponoluciola cruciata)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
penetration; permeation; transmission
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
construction; building (e.g. a house); communal construction labor (in Zen Buddhism); building with the help of many people (e.g. a temple or shrine)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
tool; implement; means; furniture
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty