uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
fame; popularity; reputation
collection of books; (personal) library
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
depiction; description; portrayal
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
dusk; nightfall; twilight
weak-headed; can't drink much; can't hold one's liquor; can't take one's drink; easily gets drunk
battle of wits; contest of wits
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
niddle-noddle; nid-nod; nodding off
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
to have a desire to urinate
urinating outdoors; urinating by the roadside
urine; small amount of water
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
getting nauseated; getting angry
if it is the case that; if
bunch of flowers; bouquet
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
hurry; rush; simple; brief; rough; crude