to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
one's way back; one's way home
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
older brother; elder brother
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
right beside; close to; nearby
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to call dibs; to establish a claim; (lit.) to spit on (thus preventing others from taking it)
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock