profound elegance; refinement
serious; not joking; straight
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
summer vacation; summer holiday
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
working adult; full-fledged member of society
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
to become better; to improve
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
bubblingly; foamingly; sinking or rising while giving off bubbles; cute and chubby; pudgy; puffed up