middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
taking one's lover to a hotel
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
tedious; boring; being fed up with