visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
skill; dexterity; proficiency
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to get late; to advance; to wear on
for example; for instance; e.g.
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
fresh verdure; new green leaves
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
hot-spring resort; onsen town; spa town
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
green garden; garden full of greenery
business; trade; operations; sales
(present) head of a family
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
a few years ago; some years back
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
woman; lady; adult female
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
Kawabata Yasunari (1899-1972)