dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
several times; once or twice
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
the last moment; the very end
to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
triumphant return; returning in triumph
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
welcome; (warm) reception
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent
to cross the line; to go too far
immediately; right away; on the spot
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
lightly; easily; carelessly
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
in the future; another day; later
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property