Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
returning to (one's home in) Tokyo; returning to (one's home in) the capital
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
so slight as to be all but non-existent
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to tumble down; to roll down
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
to ask a high price; to overcharge
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
no!; no no!; no, not at all
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
syringe; hypodermic needle; injector
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
and then; and so; and; so then
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind