unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
hallway slippers; indoor shoes; overshoes; rubbers; galoshes
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
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)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
thin; slender; fine; unlucky