insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
talking while standing; standing around talking
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
without a moment's delay; at once; immediately; instantly; promptly; without hesitation
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
little by little; bit by bit
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
New Year ornament (usu. of straw, fern leaves, seaweed and bitter orange fruit, and hung at the entrance of a home)
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
present (that one has received); gift
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
low table; table with very short legs
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
with a boom; with a crash; with a rumble
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
top-grade rice flour made from non-glutinous rice
to knead well; to polish; to refine
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice