to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
limestone cave; limestone cavern
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
digital voice recorder; field recorder
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
composition; setting (of music)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
falling asleep; sleep onset
instability; insecurity; crankiness
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
fall; drop; descent; coming down
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience