eagerly; earnestly; ardently
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to name; to call; to christen; to term
out of one's line; out of one's field
parents and siblings; one's relatives
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
mumblingly; grumblingly; tardily; slowly
to be hesitant; to feel timid
losers (those who have 'failed' socially, economically, etc.)
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
active; dynamic; behavioural
moment to quit; way to quit
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to be hesitant; to feel timid
second grade; medium quality; average; middle class; secondary grade
easy to read; legible; clear
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
narrative-like structure; narrative style
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
advance; moving forward; progress
to take a step backward; to retreat a step
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
buying a replacement; replacing by buying something new
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
hotel charge; lodging expense
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)