painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
rain and wind; driving rain
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to bawl; to cry; to scream
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
qipao; cheongsam; mandarin dress
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
pigtails; two plaits hanging about one's shoulders; two plaits hanging down one's back; queue
scene; spectacle; sight; view
on countless occasions; many a time
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien