scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
attention; kind attention; courteous attention
to be touching; to be moving
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
to stop (plug) one's ears
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
to come face to face (with)
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
widower; divorced man not remarried; (long-term) bachelor
to be discouraged; to shrink from
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
to be photographed; to be projected
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
as hoped for; as expected
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to bow (of one's back, e.g. due to age); to bend
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
high alert; a state of high alert; on alert
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time