tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to finger; to tamper (with)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
memories; recollections; reminiscence
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
failure; mistake; blunder
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
present continuous tense; present progressive form
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently