anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
near; nearby; not far off
bed and food; eating and sleeping
to devour greedily; to wolf down; to gobble up
heaps of corpses all around
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
cake or snack served with tea
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
setting off (on a trip); departure
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
womanly; ladylike; feminine
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
matter of time; question of time
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
unnatural or untimely (death)
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to give guidance; to explain clearly; to admonish; to preach
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence