without; but if; otherwise; or else
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
patting; stroking; caressing
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to read (a person's) physiognomy
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to invite in; to show someone in
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to remove; to move out of the way