to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
sobriety; soberness; sober face
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
not wearing a mask (in kendo, noh, etc.); sober face; sobriety; (arch.) face with no make-up; (arch.) unpainted face
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
moderately; in moderation
to take a breath; to take a short rest
as a child; when one was a child
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
to close (one's eyes); to shut
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
unique; peculiar; special
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
only recently; just of late
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants