to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
going home from work; on the way home from work
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
interruption; interference; butting in
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
suspicious character (person, figure)
degenerate; pervert; deviant
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to invite in; to show someone in
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
briskly with small steps; trotting
photo album; book of photographs
email newsletter; email magazine; e-zine; e-mag
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to turn completely into; to become completely
Shuchō era (686.7.20-686.12.?); Suchō era; Akamitori era
varieties; different kinds
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety