painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
matter causing distress; something causing worry
time; season; period; phase; stage
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to be worried; to be troubled
contradiction; inconsistency
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to tell all; to give a full account
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
level; standard; water level
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to be born; to come into the world
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house
secretariat; executive office
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken