to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
muttering voice; murmuring voice
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
(very) patient; persevering
to whine; to make feeble complaints
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to have a tendency to; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to head home; to leave for home
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
almost every day; almost daily
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
like; similar to; as with; in the same way