2nd day of the month; two days
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
in spite of; despite; although; regardless of; irrespective of
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
in the morning; during the morning
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
along (a river, coast, railway, etc.); on (e.g. a street)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
lodging; boarding; room and board; boarding house; residence hall; dormitory
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
completely; fully; entirely
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.); clip (from a video); video clip
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
to drown; to cause to be indulged or addicted
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
trembling voice; quavering voice
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)