to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
round and cute (esp. of eyes); perfectly round and clear; vividly (moving; esp. of eyes); in a lively manner
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
sudden impulse; passing fancy
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
concealing one's thoughts; reserve; reservation
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
new life; fresh start; new routine
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
bridal night; first night; first watch of the night
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
dark-red pigment; rouge; dark red; deep red; cochineal
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
emaciation; severe weight loss
Graves' disease; Basedow's disease; exophthalmic goiter; toxic diffuse goiter
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
cardiac muscle; heart muscle; myocardium
to show; to bare (the teeth)
lymphoid tissue; lymphatic tissue
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off
to be detained; to take time
psychiatry; psychiatric department
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit
the way back; the way home; return trip
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
snipping sound; cutting sound; to cut