to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to pause; to have a short intermission
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
ringing; throbbing violently
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
sunlight; rays of the Sun
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
sizzling (of cooking meat, fish, etc.); frizzling
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity
now that you say that; now that you mention it
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum