to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
senility; dotage; decrepitude
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
directly opposite; right in front
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to accept; to receive; to agree
sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to congratulate; to celebrate
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
clear; precise; definite; distinct