called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
I don't like it; I hate it
not giving up; keeping at it until one succeeds; (lit.) falling seven times, getting up eight times; the vicissitudes of life; ups and downs in life
to turn a somersault; to turn over (topsy-turvy); to turn head over heels
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
that's the way it is; such is life
time will cure all; time heals all wounds
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
astronomical observation; stargazing
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
surroundings; environs; circumference
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
two persons; two people; pair; couple