reading (a book) out loud; reading (to children)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to reflect; to muse; to ruminate
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
in that way; like that; that way
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
gem; jewel; precious stone
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
two times; twice; two degrees
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
recommendation; endorsement
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
scale; scope; plan; structure
technical skill; ability; capacity
finding employment; getting a job