yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
everything; anything; nothing
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
preface; introduction; preamble
to begin talking; to open up
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; amazon.com
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
retention; maintenance; preservation
older sister; elder sister
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
one by one; one after another; successively
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
one day; (on) a certain day
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
that day; the very same day
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice