gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to be able to manage somehow or other
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
(deposit) passbook; bankbook
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
a glance; a look; a glimpse
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
choice; selection; option
sanity; consciousness; soberness
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
such a thing; something like that
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face