gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
accomplishment; execution
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
to sprinkle (of rain, etc.)
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
club activities; extracurricular activities
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
far away in the distance; in the far distance
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
iron (steel) wire; Chinese clematis; Clematis florida; leather flower
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
much less; to say nothing of
many; a lot; much; multitude
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process