to sob; to be choked with tears
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
idealization; idealisation
even assuming that ...; even granted that ...
conversely; on the contrary
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
with a creak; with a squeak; (packing) tightly; with a squeeze; relentlessly (criticize, complain, etc.); severely
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
from the viewpoint of; according to
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
way of reciting; way of telling a story
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession