letter; missive; note; mail
to eagerly look forward to
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
social page (of newspaper); local news page
ostentatious; gaudy; showy
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
lately; recently; nowadays
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
moving tale; impressive tale
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
voyage; passage; travelling
after that; afterwards; thereafter
dark; not understood; unknown
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
the same place; that place
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
reason; cause; circumstances
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
two parts; two copies; the second part
polite; courteous; hospitable
newspaper story (article, account)
effect; virtue; efficacy; one's dominant eye
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
shop; small store; business; firm
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
calm; composed; cool; quiet