to become better; to improve
number of times; frequency; count
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
one day; (on) a certain day
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans); sweet olive
to cut; to prune; to trim (branches, leaves, flowers, etc.)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
florist's scissors; flower scissors
to arrange (flowers); to plant
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
way; method; means; resource; course
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to become clear; to be made public
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
talk; story; conversation