March; third month of the lunar calendar
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
extremely busy; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
match; game; bout; contest
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
how many years; how long; what year
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
all; entire; whole; altogether
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
convenient; handy; useful
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
it is I who should say so
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up