to tear off; to strip; to rob
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to find out; to discover; to detect
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
piece (e.g. poetry); poem; essay; book; story
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
hand net; dip net; scoop net
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
larger section (of village)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
girls' high school (pre-WWII)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
boy; son; baby boy; young man
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
sewing; needlework; embroidery
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net
absence; disregard; indifference
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
long (time that has passed); old (story)
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
riches and honours (honors); wealth and rank
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
sharp sighted; easily awakened