to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent
choices; alternatives; options
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
rest; break; recess; intermission
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
after a long time; for the first time in a while
Japanese robin (Erithacus akahige)
wherein; therein; thereinto
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
national holiday; public holiday
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge