gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
to be overcome with emotion
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
(one's) handling of the reins; how well one controls things
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
a glance; a look; a glimpse
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
foster sibling; foster brother; foster sister
the same generation; coeval
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
contemporary writing; modern text; modern Japanese writing; modern Japanese (as a school subject); literature written since the Meiji period
without; but if; otherwise; or else
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
continuous; unbroken; ceaseless
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
colour; color; hue; tints
to be rich (in); to abound (in); to be abundant (in); to be rich; to be wealthy
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
how many years; how long; what year
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis