garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
to thrust before; to thrust at
young person; youth; young
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
seeing off and meeting on return
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
eligible; qualified; competent
difficult to be (in a place); not feeling like staying
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
near oneself; close to one; familiar
future; possible; potential; prospective
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
eternal; unlimited; endless
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
very young; little; childish; immature
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
man; male; masculine gender
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
how many years; how long; what year