winter pine; pine tree that endures the cold of winter; person who does not waver from their own principles
route; way; course; directions
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
gasping; breathing heavily
red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis); Japanese crane; red-cap oranda (goldfish); Tanchō (koi variety); having a red crest or patch on the head (of a bird, fish, etc.)
sailfin sandfish (Arctoscopus japonicus); Japanese sandfish
favorite sword; cherished sword
knife attached to the sheath of a sword
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
reading with appreciation; savouring (a book); enjoying
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
real intention; true motive; true meaning
useless; vain; aimless; idle
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
pink (colour, color); peach
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
night soil; muck; filth; dirt
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)