dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
spirit; heart; disposition
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
oh!; oh my!; not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck
other matters; other people's affairs
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
defense; defence; protecting; preventing
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
semidarkness; deep and strange; hades; the present and the other world; dark and light
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey
sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
cherub; gods disguised as children; children parading as cherubs
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
seashore; beach; food wrapped in nori
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
to run away; to escape safely
roaring; booming; bellowing; pealing; reverberating; rumbling
on the sea; surface of the sea
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
near; nearby; not far off
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation