dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
ten; 10; ten years of age
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
a long time (since the last time)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
value; worth; virtue; blessing
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
partly puffed up; bubblingly
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion