determination; resolution
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to lend an ear to; to listen to
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
to show; to bare (the teeth)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless