uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
talk; dialogue; conversation
very young; little; childish; immature
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to express (in words); to confess
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
living by oneself; living alone
snapping (e.g. book shut); clapping; crackling; pachinko
electricity; (electric) light