man of letters; literary man
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
colloquial writing; text written in a spoken form of the language
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to tighten; to press hard
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
like this; this sort; this way
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
popular name; common name; given name
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
destruction; collapse; crumbling
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
manuscript fee; payment for a piece of writing
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way