condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
writing (e.g. as a profession)
travel writing; travel piece; traveller's journal; traveler's journal
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
essays; miscellaneous writings; literary jottings
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
not worth considering; out of the question
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
depression; lowlands; low ground; bottom land; plain
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
about when; about what time; how soon
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
than; from; out of; except; but; more
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
when it becomes; when it comes to