a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
reason; cause; history; origin
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
(not) even once; (not) ever
police officer; policeman; constable
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
beforehand; in advance; previously
individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
future years; in (one's) later years
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
one by one; one each; one at a time
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
tendency; trend; inclination
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region