dark; gloomy; black; doleful; discouraged; disappointed
tiny area; tiny surface; (lit.) cat's forehead
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to look old; to appear mature (e.g. of children)
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
the same grade; same class
advice; recommendation; suggestion; inducement; persuasion
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
moving; changing residence; change of address
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
pale; pallid; bluish-white
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
high-spirited; in high spirits
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
ordinary; plain; commonplace; usual; normal
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)