cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to run a shop; to have a shop
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to pass (of time); to elapse
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to feel nostalgic for the past; to look back fondly on the old days; to yearn for days gone by
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to complain; to make a complaint
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
surely; certainly; without doubt
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
forcibly; by force; against one's will