very much; exceedingly; extremely
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
center; centre; metropolis
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to get angry; to lose one's temper
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
instability; insecurity; crankiness
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
infant; baby; little child
charm; incantation; spell; curse
to behave well (of a child)
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. of hair)
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
true character; true heart; true spirit
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
one's own property; possessions
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
eye for people; ability to judge character
discerning eye; an eye (for something); public eye; (in) the eyes of others; appearance; sight
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?