to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
beginning; outset; first; onset
surrounding at a distance
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
curiosity; inquisitiveness
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
one day; (on) a certain day
stealthily; secretly; in secret
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
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)
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be silent; to say nothing
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
older sister; lass; young lady
name; given name; first name
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
very young; little; childish; immature