just the other day;  quite recently
 house-sitting;  house-sitter;  caretaker or keeper (official post in the Edo period)
 mark;  sign;  symbol;  emblem;  badge;  crest
 at the same time as;  while;  as well as (multiple roles)
 good-for-nothing;  spineless;  gutless;  spiritless;  feckless;  pluckless
 to work hard;  to work diligently
 stillness;  silence;  hush;  calm;  serenity
 astonished;  shocked;  amazed;  astounded;  aghast
 ago;  since;  before;  previous
 to straighten;  to correct;  to cure;  to falsify
 fluent (in a language);  flowing
 style;  manner;  way;  after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year);  for the first time in (period of time)
 change;  variation;  variety;  diversity;  inflection;  declension
 to receive;  to get;  to accept;  to take;  to interpret;  to understand
 to be delighted;  to be glad;  to congratulate;  to gratefully accept
 to be added to;  to be appended;  to join in (e.g. a group of friends);  to participate;  to increase (e.g. heat);  to gain in (e.g. influence)
 particulars;  details;  specified items
 to ask after (someone's health);  to visit;  to attack;  to strike;  to meet with misfortune
 to meet;  to encounter;  to see;  to have an accident;  to have a bad experience
 (not) enough;  (in)sufficiently;  (un)satisfactorily
 certain;  sure;  doubtless;  I have no doubt;  You can depend on it;  It's a safe bet
 to be impatient for;  to wait (anxiously) for;  to eagerly look forward to;  to long for
 bag;  satchel;  briefcase;  basket
 local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling;  present brought by a visitor;  something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation);  unwelcome gift
 bundle;  package;  parcel;  counter for wrapped objects
 to accept;  to receive;  to agree
 indeed;  really;  absolutely;  truly;  actually;  very
 samurai receiving this much rice as a fee;  offering of rice cake containing this much rice;  person receiving this amount of money as a salary
 sound of footsteps;  sense or sign that something is approaching
 crocodile;  alligator; (arch.)  shark
 to clear up;  to clear away;  to refresh (e.g. spirits);  to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion);  to be dispelled;  to be banished
 door frame;  window frame;  frame sections of the door or window that provide most of its structural integrity
 space;  air;  midair;  (from) memory;  (by) heart
 the (four) limbs;  arms and legs
 flaring up;  burning hotly;  flying into a rage;  losing one's cool;  opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.)  acting resolutely
 ball;  sphere;  bead (of sweat, dew, etc.);  drop;  ball (in sports);  pile (of noodles, etc.);  bullet
 living thing;  living creature;  animal;  life
 turbidity;  cloudiness (of a liquid);  opacity;  disorder;  chaos
 ripple (on water);  wavelets;  ripple (e.g. of uneasiness);  unrest;  disturbance