seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
with a momentary flash of light
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
artificial feeding; accustoming wild animals to eating food given by humans
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
alone; by oneself; on one's own
hungrily; greedily; voraciously; ravenously
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
briskly with small steps; trotting
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
speech and conduct; words and deeds
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
first time; first; initial
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
wherein; therein; thereinto
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
large notebook (usu. used for taking lecture notes)
sticky paper slip; sticky note
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
introduction; outline; general remarks