dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to be absorbed in reading
writing horizontally; horizontal writing
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
hairlines (on an engraving)
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to lose one's way; to get lost
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
singing voice; (sound of) singing
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
contrived; false-sounding
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
plump; with a thud; heavily
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle