to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)
marshland; wetland; swampland
to come back; to return; to recur
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
(set of) facial features; looks
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to break a dam; to burst out
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
only recently; just of late
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
peace; quiet; tranquility; tranquillity