inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to hide; to keep to oneself
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
apt to (do); liable to; prone to
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to bring back; to restore
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to pick up; to find; to gather
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do