not long has passed since ...
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
udo (plant related to ginseng, used in medicine and cooking) (Aralia cordata)
falling asleep (in one's clothes); lying down to nap; crashing out
take the opportunity to (do something else)
road approaching a shrine
evening; sunset; nightfall
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
many; much; plenty; hardly
passenger; traveller; traveler; tourist
senior priest (of a Shinto shrine, below chief priest and deputy chief priest); grasshopper; locust
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
comfortably hot bath; hot spring
next (day, morning, etc.); following
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
fixed date; settlement date
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
plaster; patch; ointment; liniment
therapy; treatment; remedy; cure
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely