your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
long ago; a long time ago; already
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
passing each other (without meeting); entering somewhere just after someone had left; coming in just as someone had gone out; inserting in the wrong order
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
to cut one's hand; to cut one's connections (with); to break off relations (with); to cut ties (with)
covered in mud; mud-caked
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to squeeze out; to wring out
strong pressure; heavy pressure
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized
running as fast as one can
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
accomplice; co-conspirator
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
excited; enthusiastic; high-tensile (e.g. steel); high-voltage (e.g. circuit); high-tension (e.g. current)
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
keepsake; memorabilia; memento
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine; Ise Grand Shrine
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such