meanwhile; in the meantime
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
marriage proposal; marriage talks
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
unable to resist; unable to suppress
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
outdoor fire with dense smoke to repel mosquitoes; mosquito-fumigation
one day; (on) a certain day
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to watch steadily; to stare
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to feel oneself indebted to
interval; break; pause; spare moment
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to speak; to hear a voice
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to sob; to be choked with tears
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful