recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
one-eyed goblin; one-eyed monster
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
in the same way as; just like
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
after school (at the end of the day)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
on bad terms; at loggerheads
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean