lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
to sit silently at a meeting
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
everyday garment worn by nobles in ancient Japan; silk dried after having been washed in plain water and stretched out
period when one's voice changes; (age of) puberty
to make a speech; to address
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
ninth day of the month; nine days
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
to differ; to vary; to disagree
had better ...; may as well ...
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
window-sill; window-ledge
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
kindness; intimacy; friendship