dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
of course; certainly; naturally
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
familiarity (of a sound, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
Man'yōshū (8th century anthology of Japanese poetry); (arch.) thousands of leaves; (arch.) thousands of years; (arch.) all ages
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
eagle (Accipitridae family)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
surroundings; environs; circumference
remembrance; recollection; recognition
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
please (give me); please (do for me)
to add (to); to add on; to append