quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
number of words; vocality
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
pregnancy; conception; gestation
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
(linguistic) competence; language capability
travel agent; travel agency
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to be away from home; to be out of the house
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
stock (of goods); reserve; supply
grandfather; male senior-citizen
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to cry and shout; to scream
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
fundoshi; loincloth; traditional Japanese men's undergarment made from a length of cotton
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years