pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
clearing one's throat; cough
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
honorific title; honorific term of address
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
all present; all concerned; all of us
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
business; work; operations; service; duties
literature; books (reference); document
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
how long; how far; how much
guess; speculation; supposition
and yet; though; when; in spite of
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
working in the fields; working on a farm
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around