frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat; half the sky; mid-air; middle of the sky
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
pieces; scraps; disconnected
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to put away one's bedding; to recover from an illness (and put away one's sickbed)
to release; to sweep out; to clean out
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
aspect; phase; phenomenon
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever (old name)
sick person; patient; invalid
complete recovery of health
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
state of mind; (one's) mental state
to start working; to take action
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...