I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
January; first month of the lunar calendar
but; however; provided that
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
(made of) stone; stone-built
commerce; trade; business
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
public facilities; utilities
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
to be too numerous; to be too much
care; precaution; guarding; caution
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to increase; to add to; to augment
last night; yesterday evening
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
source of fire; sign of fire; warmth of fire; heat
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
sand-coated interior wall (in traditional Japanese architecture)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)