to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
never mind!; don't worry about it
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
to half-rise to one's feet
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
gathering clouds; group of clouds
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to look upwards; to look up
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
elegance; grace; refinement; good taste
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
bell cricket (Meloimorpha japonicus); (arch.) pine cricket (Xenogryllus marmoratus)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
perception; sensing; noticing
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
great man; great god; hero; big man
old age; old person; the old; the aged
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim