one day; (on) a certain day
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
to be fated to; be linked by fate
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
from the viewpoint of; according to
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
whispering into a person's ear
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
failure; mistake; blunder
to chase; to run after; to pursue
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; painful to look at
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy