to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to make someone cry; to move someone to tears; to grieve
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
first meeting; first interview with
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
diversion (from one's worries, troubles, etc.); distraction; amusement
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
less than ...; smaller ...
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river