time; season; period; phase; stage
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
otherwise; or else; if not
serious look (on one's face); straight face
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
sympathy; compassion; pity
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
how long; how far; how much
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
whirling; going round and round; rushing a person off his feet; panicking; rushing around in a fluster; working in a panic
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to invite in; to show someone in
not caring; not giving a damn
to run around; to bustle about
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
(period of) a year; during an era
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
meeting; greeting; welcome