to be needed; to be wanted
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
family; members of a family
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
transport; transportation
silence (not speaking); muteness
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
wearing one's hair in braids
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid