to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
this world; this life; world of the living
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
meaning; significance; sense
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
powerful family; powerful clan