concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
grasp; catch; understanding
in search of; in order to look for
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
growth period; growing season
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
difficult to ...; hard to ...
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
crying in sympathy; infectious crying
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
older brother and younger sister
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
yearned for; longed for; missed
inheritance; something given or received
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
patting; stroking; caressing
taking advantage of (a convenient situation)
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
going to bed; retiring (for the night)