to hang one's head; to droop one's head
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to comfort; to console; to amuse
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
story; tale; talk; discussion
keep up your strength; chin up!
(opening of a) wound; cut
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
trivial; not amounting to much
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman; humorous mask of a homely woman's face
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
natto (fermented soybeans)
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
simply put; putting it simply; in short
covered in mud; mud-caked
proposal; proposition; suggestion
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
all right; very well; okay; I got it
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)