unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
yourself; himself; herself
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
older brother and older sister
for the first time in one's life
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to stay calm; to keep cool
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
looking pale; looking unwell
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
solitude; loneliness; isolation