plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
absolutely; positively; decidedly
comfort; consolation; diversion
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
spread; span; expanse; extent
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
fine weather; fair weather
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
manners; behavior; behaviour
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
heated vegetables; warm vegetables
egg slow-boiled so that the yolk is hard but the white is still soft (traditionally cooked in a hot spring)