match (for lighting a fire)
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
something wrong; something unusual; abnormality; disorder; trouble; change
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
one scoop (e.g. of ice cream); one scoopful; one spoonful (e.g. of soup); small ornamental spoon
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
secretive; mysterious; furtive; stealthy; clandestine; sneaky
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
abstruse; occult; mysterious
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
don't worry about it; forget about it
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
sensitive; susceptible; impressionable
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
passionate; fervent; affecting; moving; touching
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
out of character; unlike one
pretext; pretense; pretence