to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
it is I who should say so
little by little; bit by bit
time; hour; period; class
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
summer festival; summer matsuri
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to increase; to add to; to augment
if so; in that case; in that situation
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
unhappy; sad; miserable; wretched; gloomy; melancholic
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
is that so?; I see; right; oh
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of