honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken
man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to be conspicuous; to stand out
Nitidotellina nitidula (species of tellin)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
coherence; order; focus; point
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
ripeness; mellowness; maturity; perfection
to soak into; to permeate
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
covering the whole ground
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
explanation; interpretation
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
to jump at; to be attracted by
infancy; childhood; tender age
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to command a view; to look out over (onto, across, etc.); to overlook
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with