falling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep
firstborn; first-produced; newborn
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
youthful crowd; crowd of young people coming into their own
toll parking lot; toll car park
to redeem; to take out of pawn; to buy a geisha or prostitute out of bondage (by paying off her debt to her employer)
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
outline; contour line; border line
spare umbrella kept (at work) in the event of a sudden shower
transmission; propagation; spread
rakugan; dry confection of starch (e.g. rice, soy or barley flour) and sugar, mixed and pressed into a pattern; geese alighting
daylight hours; hours of sunshine
indoor swimming pool; indoor pool
the one thing that is well-remembered
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
application problem; exercises
paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella
training; practice; practising; cultivation
changing one's clothes; (arch.) lady court attendant
yellowish; tinged with yellow
(beautiful) scenery; natural beauty
from outside; from the side
in these times; in times likes these; the season being what it is
English letter; alphabetic character
something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
to happen to meet; to come across
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement