this is why; this means; it is the case that
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
something wrapped in a furoshiki
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
grasp; catch; understanding
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
family; relatives; dependents; household
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)
empirical; from experience
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
eternalness; forever unchanging; distant land over the sea; world of the dead
to fall on one's backside
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
children's song; nursery song
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to peel off and fall; to flake away
height (of body); stature
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant