sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
change; alteration; modification
consequence; result; conclusion
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
old-fashioned way of thinking; old-fashioned spirit; old-fashioned
to ruin one's reputation in later life; to tarnish one's twilight years
to look down on; to make light of
to make an appeal; to urge
in that way; like that; that way
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
immersion; being absorbed in
in one's hands; in one's control
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
property; fortune; assets
be on your guard!; take care!
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to loiter around; to wander about
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
the reason is ...; it is because ...
income; receipts; revenue