solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
inside; interior; inner part
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
presence (impressive quality)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to well up; to burst; to arise
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
for the first time in one's life
to be helpful; to be useful
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
posterity; future life; life to come