hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
correction; revision; amendment
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
to rise; to erect; to get up
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
critical (condition); serious
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
sound of something striking repeatedly (e.g. wooden clappers); something small hopping repeatedly; touching lightly and repeatedly; punctuation marks such as the dakuten; Chonchon; South American mythical bird
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
to be beneficial (to); to do (a person) good
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
to watch over; to watch attentively
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
simmering; (boiling) gently
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
hiding one's embarrassment
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
instability; insecurity; crankiness
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy