to recall; to remember; to recollect
commemorative photograph; souvenir photograph
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
I see; that's right; indeed
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)