serious; not joking; straight
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
dear me; I mean; or rather
pipsqueak; little runt; midget; dwarf
laughing foolishly; cackling
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
holding out a little longer
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
bright (esp. of the moon); broad and empty
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
perception; sensation; awareness
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality
(photographic) printing paper
sudden change; complete change
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
in the meantime; meanwhile
journey; route of a journey
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to make one's heart flutter
black sheep (of a family); ostracism
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity