to sink (into); to get depressed
to entertain; to make welcome
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to stiffen; to become stiff
that's a different matter; that's a different story
common sense; general knowledge; common knowledge
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
later on; eventually; afterwards
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
the world in general; society; convention
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
cannot be compared with; no match for
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
to run about trying to escape
shyness; bashfulness; shame
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
without accident; uneventfully; without ...
end; close; finish; termination
not understanding; not knowing