detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
of (indicates possessive)
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to look young; to seem young
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
this and that; one thing or another
later on; eventually; afterwards
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
to cry in bed; to cry oneself to sleep; to weep secretly in bed; (lit.) to moisten one's pillow (with one's tears)
father and mother; parents
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
lord of a manor; estate steward
emotional scars; mental trauma
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
country; territory; domain; realm
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
wandering; roaming; drifting
coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom
Southern Song dynasty (of China; 1127-1279)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage