to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
with a rattling sound; with a (gentle) clinking sound; rapping (on a door); (cooking) at a simmer; (boiling) gently; (bubbling) lightly
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
library; book collection; paperback book
clanging; empty; deserted
to move (house); to change residence
already completely (did, happened, etc.); already entirely
somehow; for some reason (or other)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
great hurry; great haste; rush
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
without cause; without reason
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
departure; leaving; starting; standing
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad