daytime; during the day; Japan and China
eighth day of the month; eight days
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
in the morning; during the morning
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to keep (a person) waiting
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
feminine; womanly; female
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to look around; to survey
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to leave (a scene); to step away
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
one's principal residence; main home
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to reschedule; to recompose; to recross (one's legs); to reset
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to grow taller (of people)