to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
age thirty; one's thirties
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
black lustre; black luster
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
summer vacation; summer holiday
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
unloading (cargo, etc.); discharge
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
caddisfly; caddis fly (any moth-like insect of the order Trichoptera)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, also wealth and water
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
caddis worm; caddis-worm (caddisfly larva)
one by one; one each; one at a time
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
Fukurokuju; god of happiness, prosperity and long life
god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes