to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to look away; to avert one's eyes
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
coincident with; while; simultaneously
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
feeling; sense; impression
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
it is I who should say so
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
(with a) start; fright; alarm
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support