studies; schoolwork; classwork
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
purity; homogeneity; unadorned
small; fine; detailed; stingy
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
beforehand; in advance; previously
intention; personal opinion
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
many; numerous; various; large number of
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
to say; to tell; to state; to do
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
country; territory; domain; realm
quickly; calmly; intently
to leave; to withdraw; to appear before; to present oneself
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category