lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
younger scholar; future reference
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
not necessarily so; is not always true
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
bento; Japanese box lunch
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
no matter how much time passes
at once; immediately; right now