occasionally; once in a while; now and then
transportation access; access to (public) transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail); transport links
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
casual income; extraordinary revenue; incidental income; nonrecurring income; perquisite
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
confectioner; confectionery; candy store
putting together (e.g. opinions); gathering; collecting; aggregating; summarizing; integrating
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
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
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
endlessly; ceaselessly; nonstop; incessantly
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
two times; twice; two degrees
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
one cause; one reason; one factor
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
death from disease; death from illness
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
death; decease; passing away
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation