just past noon; afternoon
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
though; notwithstanding; although
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to scatter away; to vanish
to bring back; to restore
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
not necessarily so; is not always true
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
difficult to ...; hard to ...
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
programme; program; plans; arrangements
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to become pale; to turn pale
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
condolence; sympathy; mourning
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
very young; little; childish; immature