to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
thick (esp. paper, cloth)
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
water temperature (esp. bath)
bored; having nothing to do; idle
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
excellent translation; fine translation
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
at some point in the past; at some stage
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
considerably; greatly; a lot
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
brunt of attack or argument
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
green wall; living wall; vertical garden
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
to push aside; to brush aside
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
preparation; arrangements
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment