stability; steadiness; equilibrium
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
that day; the very same day
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
school district; school area
university hospital; teaching hospital
sickroom; hospital room; ward
second day of the month; two days
hospitalization; hospitalisation
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
apparent; obvious; very clear
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
home area; home town; local
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
to speak without hesitation or problems; to speak fluently or skillfully; to be talkative; to have a glib tongue
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
full ripeness; full maturity
kimchi; kimchee; spicy Korean pickled cabbage; Korea; Korean
natto (fermented soybeans)
Japanese tofu and vegetable chowder
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
lost article; something forgotten
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens); Japanese women's hairstyle comprised of a long braid tied up in a loop with a ribbon (ca. 1885)
deep emotion; strong feelings
house where one was born; one's parents' house
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about