to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
teacher-training curriculum
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
older brother and younger sister
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
surname; family name; last name
somehow; for some reason or other
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
transactions; dealings; business
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
hand used like a sword in striking
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air