coquettish voice (of a woman); seductive squeal; alluring cry
Sōseki; Sōseki Natsume (1867-1916; novelist)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
concern; solicitude; consideration
hourly; from one minute to the next; from hour to hour; moment by moment; with each passing moment
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
greedy; avaricious; covetous
to accept; to receive; to agree
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
little by little; bit by bit
feeling; sensitivity; emotion
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
every evening; every night
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
winter sparrow (said to be tasty and having healing properties); sparrow in winter
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
depiction; description; portrayal
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
compression; condensing; shortening; compression (of data)
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
while; even though; despite
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions