to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
discouragement; disappointment
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to say; to tell; to state; to do
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
leave-taking; (saying) goodbye; requesting leave (from work)
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
minute adjustment; fine-tuning
to speak sharply; to sharpen one's tone; to raise one's voice
Adam's apple; laryngeal prominence
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
young girl; lass; adolescent female
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
not counted (in the score); not tallied
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)