call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku
long ago; previous; of a former age
how many years; how long; what year
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
to put on airs; to assume importance
tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
it's no joke; gimme a break!
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
memories; recollections; reminiscence
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
to neglect; to ignore; to slight; to be indifferent to
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality