pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
grudge; complaint; reproach
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
sickroom; hospital room; ward
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
deep affection; dear; beloved
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
changing completely; transformation
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
memories; recollections; reminiscence
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to subsist; to keep on living
long (time); protracted; prolonged
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice