to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
torii; Shinto shrine archway
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
Kaguya-Hime (main character of Taketori Monogatari); Princess Kaguya
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
walking heavily; lumbering
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat