cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
in succession; one after another
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
continuation; succession; series
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to come to an end; to close the curtain
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
large tree; big tree; huge tree
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
such; this sort of; like this
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
polar; poral (type of 'summer' fabric with large 'pores')
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government