kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
moment by moment; hour by hour
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
superintendence; supervision; administration
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
interaction with one's neighbors; relationship with one's neighbors
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
mimicry; mimesis; camouflage
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
latent disposition; inner feelings
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray