ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
polish; improvement; burnishing
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
two times; twice; two degrees
autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)
to be tired of looking at
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
is something that; is that which
waste of time; killing time
to turn misfortune into fortune (esp. through one's own efforts); to turn the potential disaster to one's advantage
comfort; consolation; diversion
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to make oneself available (free)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
now that; since; as long as; provided that
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
unable to resist; unable to suppress
beyond this point; from now on; after this
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
Nichiren sect; Tendai sect; Lotus Sutra
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
rational; reasonable; logical
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to love (someone weaker than oneself); to be affectionate towards; to treat with tender loving care
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly