will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
race (of people); type of person
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to be overcome with emotion
when it becomes; when it comes to
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
first meeting; first interview with
to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
dukedom; duchy; principality
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
accident at sea; maritime accident
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
genuine; authentic; true; real
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked