ignorance; innocence; stupidity
shyness; bashfulness; shame
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
ignorant of the ways of the world
to be smeared; to be covered
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
preparations for returning (home)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
ahead; before; the future; pardon me for leaving (first)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal