to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
like this; this sort; this way
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to speak; to say; to vocalize
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
beyond that point; after that
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away