to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
to grow up; to become an adult
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
even though; despite; when
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
hateful; detestable; loathsome
being somewhat excited (agitated)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
to pause; to have a short intermission
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
shiruko shop; sweet red-bean soup shop
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
regret; repentance; remorse