first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
difficult to hear; hard to hear; unpleasant to hear; painful to hear; difficult to ask
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
rain intensity; passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
yes; wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the sea of Japan
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
clearing a mission; mission cleared
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
(many people) sleeping bunched together in a single room; sleeping together in a huddle
weather; fair weather; fine weather
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
in search of; in order to look for
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
the other day; a few days ago
... years old; age (of) ...
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
growth period; growing season