beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
to sew together; to stitch together; to sew up; to switch up
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
to blow through; to blow across
red hakama (worn by miko or noblewomen at court)
red hakama (worn by miko or noblewomen at court)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
maid; helper; help; assistance
rationalization; justification
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
just managing; with great difficulty
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to allow a less skilled person to practice with one (esp. in sumo)
crying face; face of a person who is crying
rather; sooner; preferably
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
memory; sense; experience
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
step-up; advance; progress; increase
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
self-deprecating; self-mocking
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
in succession; one after another
to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to jar; to creak; to grate