somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
to give a true account; to give a graphic account
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
(top) half naked; naked above the waist
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
(someone else's) daughter
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
seal over the edges of adjacent sheets; tally impression
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
to be sooty; to be stained
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock; second dyeing
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly