to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
neighboring village; neighbouring village
health preservation; recuperation; recreation
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
old friend; old acquaintance
long time; long interval; for quite some time
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to be rejuvenated; to feel young again
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
in one's own way or style
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
melancholy; gloom; depression
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
unexpectedly; surprisingly
January; first month of the lunar calendar
lidded; covered; container with a lid
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)