to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to be surprised; to be astonished
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
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)