book; volume; this; present; main; head
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
that day; the very same day
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
so; like this; in this way
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
how; in what way; by what means
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to explain; to dispel doubts
living room (Western style); sitting room
open field; empty lot; plain
to face on; to look out on to
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
Le petit prince (by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry); The Little Prince
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
that's the way it is; such is life
in one's own way or style
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to suit; to match; to become; to be like