spring wind telling the tidings of flowers
inn town; post town; post-station town
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
expectation; anticipation; forecast
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
role; part; job; assignment
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
to rest one's chin in one's hands
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
setting off (on a trip); departure
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
recollection; reminiscence
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
very small; tiny; insignificant
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
that's true; of course; obviously
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
(financial) settlement; squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)