pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
every month; each month; monthly
tenth day of the month; ten days
when it becomes; when it comes to
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
invitation; introduction; temptation
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
whatever (the case may be)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
to throw into; to toss into
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)