to become better; to improve
occurrence; happening; incident; event
although; though; despite the fact that ...
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
mochi cut thin, dried, and baked or fried
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to meet someone by chance; to happen upon
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
being in delicate health; scrofulosis
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
penis; with a tinkle; with a jingle; with a whistle (of a kettle); sitting up and begging (of a dog); juvenile black porgy; children's game in which one hops on one foot
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
called; known as; that; to say
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to redeem (from sin); to save
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
health; healthy; sound; fit
living together; coexistence
hot-spring mineral deposits (resembling flowers); flowers of sulphur; geyserite; sinter
medicated bath; (medical) decoction; infusion; medicinal hot spring
almost every day; almost daily
river; stream; River; the ... river
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
fields (of rice and other crops)
broad veranda; spacious veranda; eaves
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
drawing room; study; writing alcove; publishing house
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
flowering crab apple (Malus halliana); Kaido crab apple (Malus micromalus); Chinese flowering apple (Malus spectabilis); Siberian crab apple (Malus baccata); aronia (flower)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure