to serve; to work for; to attend
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to squeeze out; to wring out
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
kanreki; one's 60th birthday (or 61st in the traditional age reckoning system) when one has lived through a full sexagenary cycle
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
madam; (married) woman; lady; proprietress (of a bar, coffee shop, etc.); manageress
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to rub (on); to wipe; to daub; to lay (the blame on someone); to pin; to shift
asking for the moon; asking for the impossible; asking for too much; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence
way; method; means; resource; course
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
with a start; with a jump
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to approach; to draw near
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
twilight (traditionally regarded as a time when accidents and disasters are frequent)
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
to make (tea; esp. matcha); to perform (a tea ceremony)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)