rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
February; second month of the lunar calendar
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial