to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
permission; approval; authorization; license
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
vein (visible under the skin); bulging veins (esp. in the head)
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
personal feelings; self-interest
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature