to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
Europe and the United States; Europe and America; the West
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
shop selling prepared food
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
(feeling of) tightness in the chest
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
to sweep clean; to brush clean
coloring (in; e.g. a drawing); colouring; adding color (to)
papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
sea cucumber (Holothuroidea spp.)
to run around; to bustle about
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
this and that; such and such
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
home area; home town; local
Nanjing (China); Nanking; pumpkin; squash; Chinese; Southeast Asian
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
boiled and half-dried bonito