force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
shyness; bashfulness; shame
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to pierce through; to break through
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
one's house; one's home; one's family
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
standby; preparation; arrangement
light blue; pale blue; aqua
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
willpower; energy; vitality
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare