exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
outward appearance; apparent
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
after a long time; for the first time in a while
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
blending of Japanese and Western styles
broth; soup (esp. miso soup)
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
considerably; greatly; a lot
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to