good humour (humor); good mood
almost every day; almost daily
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
study of foreign languages; linguistics
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
working in the fields; working on a farm
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
method of bringing up; method of raising
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
seedling; young plant; rice seedling
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
(religious) faith; belief; creed
order; sequence; procedure
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
God; god; ace; king; superior person
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to carry around; to carry on one's person
time; season; period; phase; stage
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason