father; dad; husband; you; he
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
hokora; small wayside shrine
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
catalpa bow; spirit bow; bow used to summon spirits, made of Japanese cherry birch, catalpa, or other wood
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
behind; in the rear; in back
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
book; volume; this; present; main; head
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
vocal sound; tone of voice
uncleanliness; dirtiness; (arch.) menses; (arch.) feces (faeces); bathroom
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses