lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
eye for people; ability to judge character
good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful
reading partway; leaving half-read
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
inheritance; something given or received
technique; art; skill; move
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
inter-scholastic athletics competition
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
(coil) spring; spring (season); light overcoat (worn in spring and autumn); topcoat
comfort when sleeping; feel (of a bed, futon, etc.)
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
madly in love; completely charmed (by); head over heels (for); from the heart; entirely; completely
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste; paint thinner (as an inhalant)
preserving in sugar; food preserved in sugar
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit
stingy; cheap; very frugal
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
critic; reviewer; commentator
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
black-spotted pond frog (Rana nigromaculata)
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
longing; strong desire; aspiration
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
way; method; means; resource; course
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke