tight sleeve (of a kimono or dress)
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat; half the sky; mid-air; middle of the sky
to look afar; to look at something while absorbed in reverie; to look at something while absorbed in one's thoughts
rather; better; instead; if anything
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
longed-for; anxiously awaited
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
evening; night; nighttime
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
something wrapped in a furoshiki
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to grow up; to become an adult
to examine someone's expression
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
such; like that; that sort of; very
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with