to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
(very) selfish; self-centered; self-centred; without consulting anybody (else)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
small piece; fragment; bit
thin strips; matchstick-like strips; julienned ingredient
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
bumpy (e.g. of a rash); knobbly; pimply; easily cut
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
red birthmark (esp. a hemangioma)
even if not; even without
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
(inner) bottom of a pot; lingering recession
dull sound; muffled sound
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
silence (not speaking); muteness
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)