to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to bend over in the shape of the hiragana character ku; to bend forward from the waist to form a chevron shape
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
one's figure during sleep
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
curtain; hanging; bunting
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
children's song; nursery song
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to repeat; to do something over again
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
orphan; person without friends
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
living room (Western style); sitting room
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
washbasin; stoup or font for cleaning hands (esp. tea house, garden decoration, or for ablutions when visiting a shrine or temple)
handrail; railing; banister
open verandah; open veranda
padding with cotton; garment padded with cotton; wadded clothes
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
impossible; unlikely; improbable
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage