bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
large quantity; large amount
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to become better; to improve
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
how many people; a number of people
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
to pierce; to penetrate; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice); to feel keenly; to make a deep impression
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
sign; indication; omen; symptom
lecture attendance; auditing
coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom
sound asleep; fast asleep; untidy; slovenly
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
staring at; scrutinizing; scrutinising
Tokugawa period (i.e. the Edo period, 1603-1867)