to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
precision equipment; delicate equipment
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
gradually; little by little; step by step
four corners; four ordinal directions
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
trackless; reckless; dissipated
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
several years; a few years
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
timewise; temporal; chronal
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
early; primitive; primordial
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
tempering iron; forging steel; wrought iron
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
wicker trunk; wicker luggage
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
as a child; when one was a child
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
to write in more information; to add (a paragraph, more lines, etc.); to tack on
creation; Creation (by God)
adding detail (to a drawing)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
three persons; three parties
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
trees with entwined branches; intimate male and female relationship
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
fleeing in all directions; (in Japanese history, a reference to) farmers who abandoned their fields and fled to the cities or other districts to evade onerous taxes
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
midwinter; dead of winter
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen