sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
young people (ages 12 to 25); youth; the younger generation; persons under the age of 18
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
stone wash basin found in Japanese gardens
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; illegible
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
village; human habitation; human settlement
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
hills and fields; countryside
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
ordinary; common; mediocre
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
invisibly; secretly; privately
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple
angular; angular-shaped; sharp-pointed
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to rise into importance; to gain strength; (lit.) to raise one's head
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to take action; to act; to rise (up); to rouse oneself
time axis; time basis; timeline
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)