good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to throw into; to toss into
beginning; outset; first; onset
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
myself; yourself; I; me; you
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
I see; that's right; indeed
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
history of; experience of
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)