to translate; to interpret
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
Japanese word of Chinese origin; Sino-Japanese word; language of the Han people; Chinese
Sōseki Natsume (1867-1916; novelist)
the moon is beautiful, isn't it?
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
being startled; getting a shock
environment; surroundings; circumstances
on the occasion of; at the time of
one more time; once more; once again
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to need; to call for; to require
different opinion; objection
to need; to demand; to take; to require
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
having experienced (something); having had the experience (of)
(having an) overactive imagination; tendency to get lost in one's imagination
anthropophobia; social anxiety disorder
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to flare up; to burst into flames
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand