to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
snugly; cosily; compactly
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
Toyama (city, prefecture)
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
to change one's residence
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
to care for someone; to look after someone
(period of) a year; during an era
is something that; is that which
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
originally; by nature; from the start
menial; meanness; servility; abject
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity