to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
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 be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
house building; building a house; style of a house; appearance of a house
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to crouch; to squat; to cower
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to act young; to look young
fluent (in a language); flowing
platform; home; home base; home plate
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
madam; (married) woman; lady; proprietress (of a bar, coffee shop, etc.); manageress
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
partition between two rooms; room divider; partition wall
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
one round; one tour; one circuit; one patrol
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
because of; owing to; due to
to become pale; to turn pale
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; kiseru; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be