distant future; descendants; lower classes; common people
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
stock-still; motionless; frozen in place
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
lonesome; lonely; forlorn
dusk; nightfall; twilight
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
morning and evening; all the time
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
naivete; simplicity; innocence
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
at first; in the beginning; originally
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
study; diligence; discount; reduction
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
at that very moment; at precisely that time; just when
urgent report; urgent message
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
now; at this time; as such; for this reason; hence