slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
face contorted and about to cry
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
(ear of) Japanese pampas grass
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
feelings; thoughts; meaning
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
returning sailboat; setting sail for home port
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
sunset; evening bell; vespers bell
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
slip of paper with a fortune-telling message; street fortune-teller
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
your letter; excellent composition
wild goose; glans; head of a penis
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
service tunnel (cables, gas, etc.)
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
difference; discrepancy; variation
homeless person; tramp; vagrant; vagabond
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
report; notification; registration
(how) many times; (how) often
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate