unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
instant; moment; for an instant
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
time; hour; period; class
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
already; now; no longer; not any more
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
place; room; margin; scope
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
due form; official; formality
to entrust; to leave to a person
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly