thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
to be reflected in a mirror
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
the following week; the next week
everything; anything; nothing
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
of all things (days, etc.)
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household