distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
to exert oneself; to make efforts
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to live through; to survive
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
time series; chronological order; chronology
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
prejudice; bias; distorted view
egoism; egotism; selfishness
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
Hyūga (former province located in present-day Miyazaki Prefecture); Hyūga (city)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning