voice quality; type of voice
as a child; when one was a child
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
overconfident; presumptuous
bed and food; eating and sleeping
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
fortune in battle; luck in war; fate as a warrior
calamity; disaster; misfortune
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
hometown; birthplace; native place; one's old home
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
what day?; what day of the week?
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
sunlight; rays of the Sun
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds