spring sunshine; springtime
spoony; spooney; having a soft spot for women
age of the Moon; number of days since the new moon; age in months (esp. of an infant)
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
top (of a flight of stairs); exit involving a descent (e.g. from a bus)
lucky day; auspicious day
rock 'n' roll; rock and roll
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
good luck; fortune; happiness
ex post facto report; report after the event
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
large family; extended family
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
postcard; memo; note; card
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile
attractiveness; charm; amiability
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
unheard-of; unprecedented