the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
outside help; help from without; salvation by faith
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
shame; compunction; remorse; shame felt towards oneself and others
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
traveling alone and with little luggage (travelling)
completion; perfection; accomplishment
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
mono no aware; appreciation of the fleeting nature of beauty; pathos of things; strong aesthetic sense
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
to catch the eye; to attract attention
submersion; inundation; being flooded
hare (esp. the Japanese hare, Lepus brachyurus); wild rabbit
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
comparatively; relatively
counter for long and narrow things (e.g. guns, spades, hoes, oars, ink sticks, candles, abacuses, kitchen knives, scissors, shamisen, violins); counter for palanquins, rickshaws, and similar vehicles
overhasty; rash; premature
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
second (unit of time); arc second
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle