to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
on countless occasions; many a time
music; old Japanese court music; gagaku
tedious; boring; being fed up with
only; merely; but; no more than
to feel depressed; to be down
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to have time free; to have time to spare
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
water damage; flood disaster
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to get moldy; to get mouldy; to get out-of-fashion
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
mediator; manager; caretaker
to have a smattering knowledge of
gradually; slowly but steadily
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
out of character; unlike one
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for