tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
clearly miraculous; remarkably miraculous; striking
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
near; close; beside; third person
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
sour look; surly face; pout
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
next; secondly; subsequently
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
middle of the night; dead of night
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
smallish; on the small side
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
contribution (to a temple, shrine, etc.); donation
unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say
ill will; malice; evil intent
to be boiled; to be cooked
in this manner; in this way; like this
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
this and that; one thing or another
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack