indicate reason; infers some protest
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
fate; destiny; predestination
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
failure; mistake; blunder
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
to apologize; to apologise
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda