attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
practical question (problem); practical matter
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
each day; from day to day; day-to-day
general resemblance; being largely the same; uniting with a common goal; Daidō era (806.5.18-810.9.19)
intellectual class; educated class; intelligentsia
to be exhausted; to be tired out
clerk; office worker; office staff
human kindness; human weakness
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
after that; afterwards; thereafter
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
leader; authority; mainstay
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to sit down; to take a seat
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
Buddhist (household) altar
night stall; night shop; night fair
botanical; vegetable; vegetal; vegetative
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
reference materials; specimen for reference; reference item; specimen
Western clothing; Western binding
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
one or two; a few; small number
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect