dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
one-by-one; separately; in detail
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
imagination; supposition; guess
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to stop talking; to be silent
dwelling; house; residence; address
new yen (issued in 1946 to fight inflation)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
this and that; one thing or another
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
like it or not; like or not like
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
at some point in the past; at some stage
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
common gull (Larus canus); mew gull; gull (Laridae spp.); seagull
author; writer; novelist; artist
to fall in love (with); to love
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to push aside; to brush aside
mistress; kept woman; concubine
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to be commonly referred to as; as people say; as the saying is; they say