sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to fall on one's backside; to be exhausted; to lose strength; to lose one's abilities
to be impressed; to greatly admire
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
waste of time; killing time
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
pit of the stomach; solar plexus; place where water falls
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
criticism; critique; review; commentary
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
wet nurse; nursing mother
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
to be transparent; to leave a gap
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
rim of a volcano (esp. Mt. Fuji); wrestling ring; dire or risky situation with no room for error; sink-or-swim position
elderly woman; noh mask of an old woman
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood