profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
and yet; though; when; in spite of
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
chance (of success); odds
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
river; stream; River; the ... river
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
drop (e.g. of water); drip
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
as if nothing had happened
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)