because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
March; third month of the lunar calendar
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
setting off (on a trip); departure
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
how are things with you?; how are you doing?; how are you getting along?; how have you been?; how are you?
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
steel; sword steel; sword
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
collection of short stories; collected short stories
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
warm; comfortable; snug; cozy; cosy; pleasant
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
short story; short film; short poem
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
had better ...; had better not ...
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case