hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman
to slide into; to slip into
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
double doors (opening from the centre); double-opening from the centre (of doors, casement windows, etc.); filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh
hokora; small wayside shrine
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
explanatory note; explanatory text; explanation; caption
counter for generations; epoch
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
crying face; face of a person who is crying
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
large tree; big tree; huge tree
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
good luck (in battle); may fortune be with you
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
final farewell (in this life)
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
to cry one's eyes out; to make one's eyes swollen from crying
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to lean against; to set against