late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
to pry; to prize; to prise
traditional; conventional
to beg; to request; to beseech; to implore; to entreat
caged bird; person whose freedom has been restricted (esp. a prostitute, mistress, concubine, etc.)
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
troubled face; worried expression
detached; aloof; indifferent
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
rug; lag (esp. in online gaming)
weak matcha; light brown (color, colour)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to stay calm; to keep cool
yellowtail blue snapper (Paracaesio xanthura); yellowback fusilier
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to prove; to verify; to guarantee; to promise
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
modern times; the modern age; this day and age