pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
difficult to ...; hard to ...
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to talk to oneself; to mutter
longing for others; wanting company
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
decision; determination; resolution
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
itinerant Buddhist monk; practitioner of Shugendō
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
stealthily; secretly; in secret
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
buyer; purchaser; method of buying
journal; magazine; periodical
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
regret; remorse; repentance; contrition
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to be too late; to be too slow
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
hedge; fence; border; limit
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)