summertime; summer season
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
residing; living; dwelling
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
tradition; legend; folklore
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
feeling; sense; impression
don't you think?; indicates question
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
instant; moment; for an instant
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just