to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
grand-scale or long-range plan; farsighted policy
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to throw at; to turn; to raise
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
Aoi Festival (Kyoto, May 15); Aoi Matsuri
line; queue; procession; matrix
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
autumn sky; clear blue autumnal sky
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed