thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
suited figure; person in a suit
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
garden soil; soil used in a garden
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
Buddhist family chapel; altar room
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
real thing; original; actual
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
softly; mildly; gently; politely
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; (lit.) incense money
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
green tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha); medium-grade green tea
condolence; sympathy; mourning
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
quite; utterly; really; completely
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
mature woman; middle-aged woman
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
centre of attention; center of attention
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread