pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to not believe one's ears
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to send flying with a kick
way of listening; listener
guidance; direction; leading; guidance of juveniles to prevent delinquency; taking into custody (esp. of minors) for their protection
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
friction; discord; strife
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
operator; manager; administrator
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
to run around; to bustle about
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
several people; a few people
to run up to; to rush over
early on; earlier on; from early