interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
serious look (on one's face); straight face
pains; efforts; trouble; labor; labour; services
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
separate; respective; different
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
abandoned child; foundling
taking; accepting; receipt; leaving; departure; withdrawal
in every case; in everything; in all matters
lacking opposition or competition
somehow; for some reason or other
name; given name; first name
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
beautiful custom; fine custom; good custom
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
window blind; blinds; blind
all night long; all through the night
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
weakening; emaciation; decline
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
(made of) leather; leather-bound
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
to keep watch; to stand guard
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
passenger car; passenger carriage
phantom; vision; illusion
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
poetic sentiment; poetic interest; poetic inspiration
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked