together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
island in a pond or river
rain shower in late autumn (fall) or early winter; seasonable rain
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
settlement; solution; resolution
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
quite; utterly; really; completely
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
shopping; purchased goods
preparation; arrangements
jam-packed (physically or of schedule, etc.); grinding noise; precisely; correctly (e.g. when working, etc.); acrida cinerea; oriental longheaded locust
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
night cold; chill of night; cold night
a pair (of shoes or socks)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
natto (fermented soybeans)
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to shovel (into one's mouth)
under control (e.g. of territory)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
with a bang (clash, bump)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses