tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
observation; survey; watching
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
one-by-one; separately; in detail
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
true seal (animal); earless seal
dressing oneself; personal grooming
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
door; gate; opening; title page
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
savings box; moneybox; piggy bank
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
demesne; estate; private land; private property
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
Aedes (genus of mosquitoes); striped mosquito
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
anti-itch medication; antipruritic drug