hills and fields; countryside
slightly; a little; barely; narrowly; only; just
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
scoundrel; rascal; villain
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
suffix appended to someone else's family members
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
slow; clumsy; slow-witted; stupid
to lose one's way; to get lost
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to cramp; to be cramped; to get a cramp (in)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
departure; leaving; setting off
cease-fire; truce; armistice
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop