to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
katsuobushi; pieces of sliced dried bonito
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
rich person; wealthy person
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
(arch.) to sink; (arch.) to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
and so; therefore; for that reason
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
by your leave; with your permission
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
wind-swept; exposed to the wind
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
living thing; organism; creature; biology
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to bend; to warp; to curve