sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
all; entire; whole; altogether
anything and everything; just about everything
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
to take a breath; to take a short rest
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
second-year student; biennial
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to repeat; to do something over again
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
any more; any further; any better; any longer
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
in the meanwhile; during the time
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification