down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
again and again; repeatedly
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
17th day of the month; 17 days
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
soft-hearted; susceptible; sentimental; tender-hearted
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to foreshadow; to drop a hint (of things to come); to take precautionary measures; to make contingency plans
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
to follow advice; to act upon advice
complete bed rest; complete rest and quiet
two days before yesterday; three days back (ago)
visit (from someone); call
opinion; view; purport; tenor; meaning; point
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
to become possible; to become able to (do)
one's house; one's home; one's family; house
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
zabuton; flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular
sunbathing; basking in the sun
in the morning; during the morning
to rest; to relax; to repose
Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides); Cape jessamine; gardenia
rubbing cheeks together (as a display of affection); pressing cheeks together
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering