(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
time; hour; period; class
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
chocolate-vine (Akebia quinata); fiveleaf akebia; akebi; fruit of the akebia
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to grow angry; to display one's anger
since then; from that time; ever since
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
Chinese silvergrass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden grass; susuki grass
autumn day; fall day; autumn; fall
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to be entwined; to be involved
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
roar of the sea; sound of waves
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage