hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
quickly; calmly; intently
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
almost; roughly; approximately
the same; the said; likewise
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to do together; to share; to participate in
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
leaving one's own house (e.g. when going to war); departure; setting out; starting a new life; starting life anew
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
all-night vigil over a body; wake
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
straight; as the crow flies
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
genuine article; real thing; real deal
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing