fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
rolled letter paper; roll of paper
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
at once; immediately; right now
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
too much; excessively; too
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person