as a child; when one was a child; childhood
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
counter for books; volume
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
stew of cubed meat or fish (esp. pork belly or tuna)
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
cod roe (roe of any fish from family Gadidae, esp. salted walleye pollack roe)
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
god of death; death deity; Death
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
this summer; next summer; last summer
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
detailed; minute; articulate
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to understand (each other); to comprehend
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality