to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
being filled with; being full of; permeation
shrill; piercing (scream, etc.)
to break the silence; to break one's silence
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
as a child; when one was a child
study; pursuit of knowledge
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to pluck; to pick; to tear
entreaty; supplication; petition
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to flare up; to burst into flames
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river