being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
cool; cool-looking; refreshing to look at
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
sake cup; small deep porcelain bowl for serving food
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
history of; experience of