heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
armchair theory; impracticable theory
word of respect added to the addressee's name on a letter; under the desk
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
suffix for familiar person
study; diligence; discount; reduction
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
body; physical system; (the) person
function; facility; faculty; feature