in comparison to; rather than
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
creation; generation; formation; derivation
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
in that way; thus; so; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
one day; (on) a certain day
that; the matter in question
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such