white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
seat at a table; place at a table
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to fill one's heart; to overcome one
dam; weir; barrier; sluice
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
so; like this; in this way
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
such; like that; in that way
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
along the road; along the way