news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...; or; either ... or
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
emphasizes direct object of action
circular; circulating letter; response letter; reply letter
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
in good health; alive and well; going strong
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
suffix for familiar person
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
to show up; to appear; to turn up
Jintan (brand-name breath mint marketed as having various medicinal properties); refreshing candies resembling BBs or metallic dragees
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow