gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
at the time; in those days; then
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to grow up; to become an adult
while; even though; despite
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
great difference; major mistake
to be worried; to be troubled
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
c'est la vie; that's life
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
dwelling; house; residence; address
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
step; stride; counter for steps
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
stealthy steps; soft steps
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to rebuke; to scold harshly
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
metallic sound; metallic clank
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely