as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
stingy; petty; pathetic; lovable; sweet; charming
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
to hide; to keep to oneself
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
Osaka Prefecture (Kinki area)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
heroine; female protagonist; heroine; heroic woman; brave woman
novel; story; (work of) fiction
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar