school; proofreading; proof
dear; beloved; cherished; adored
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
Nakagawa Station (Kanagawa)
riding in the same car; same car
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
coloured paper; colored paper
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
one's mood while traveling (travelling)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
(wielding a) vicious or poison pen
(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for
fence; hedge; railing; barrier; wall
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
foundation (institution); syndicate; group
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
books returned unsold; books returned to the library
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua)
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
winter sparrow (said to be tasty and having healing properties); sparrow in winter
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
greenhouse; icehouse; cellar
head of a branch; branch office manager; bureau chief