to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
to become red; to redden; to blush
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to rain incessantly; to downpour
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to exchange wooing cries; to cry (howl) to each other
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
time; season; period; phase; stage
(political) power; authority; influence
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
here and there; in places
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
feeling good; feeling pleasant
humorous; funny; amusing; enjoyable (e.g. life); pleasant; fun
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
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 be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness