great laughter; burst of laughter
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
for a while; for some time; for a period
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
caller; visitor; company; guest
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
carrying voice; well-projected voice
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
parental love or affection
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
long ago; already; a long time ago
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
working adult; full-fledged member of society
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)