(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
(death from) starvation; starving to death
wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
in the end; on top of that
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
various kinds of small trees; assorted trees
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
winter sun; winter sunshine; day on which the temperature drops below 0°C; below-freezing day
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
student hostel; hall of residence; seminary; college (in UK universities)
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to try to do; to attempt to do
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
chaps (in the skin); cracks
ordinary (esp. life or behavior); typical; conventional; standard; average
busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
first 10 days of the month
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
one's person; around one's person
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
alone; by oneself; on one's own
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid