downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
in deep black; in jet black
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
right side; right-hand side
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
great laughter; burst of laughter
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
with a loud, shrill laugh; with a cackle; (laughing) wildly
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
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.)
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
silver powder; powdered silver
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
arrangement of stones in a garden
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable