to look away; to avert one's eyes
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 study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
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 e.g. one's worries); distraction
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
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. 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 ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
in that way; like that; that way
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve