direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
almost every day; almost daily
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to increase; to add to; to augment
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
established practice; custom
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
along; parallel to; in accordance with
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of