as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
assertion; declaration; affirmation
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
spring break; spring vacation
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
north wind; northerly wind
Prunus zippeliana (East Asian species of prunus)
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
again; once more; a second time
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares