minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
new publication; new book; new edition; reissue; republication
to stop blowing (of wind); to blow over; to blow itself out; to die down; to subside; to abate
explanation of a picture; explanation by means of pictures; explanation (of an incident, one's reasoning, etc.); unravelling (a mystery)
dry Japanese confectionery; dry Japanese sweets
thousand years; thousand generations; thousand ages; eternity
plain-woven silk cloth produced on Hachijo Island (sometimes striped)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
female owner; proprietress; landlady; female head of a household
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
to state; to say; to tell; to express
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
almost every day; almost daily
messenger; envoy; emissary
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
magnanimity; tolerance; large eyes
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by)