pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
face; looks; vestiges; trace
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
how; in what way; by what means
(not) even once; (not) ever
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
hiding one's embarrassment
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to overdo; to do too much
self-deprecating; self-mocking
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
how long; how far; how much
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
one's last moments; death throes; agony of death