to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to shake; to waver; to tremble
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
collision; bumping into; head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
unimpressive; unimpressed
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
(not) even once; (not) ever
to become pale; to turn pale
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
long (time that has passed); old (story)
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to add (to); to add on; to append
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
how; in what way; in what manner
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
being in love with each other
menial; meanness; servility; abject
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
more than anything; above all else
victim; injured party; sufferer
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously