idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
means of transportation; transport service
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
along (a wall, river, railroad tracks, etc.); alongside; following
sense of orientation; sense of direction
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
morning; forenoon; just before noon
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
long hair (usu. of a man)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
not caring; not giving a damn
job hunting; seeking employment
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to spend time (on doing something)
file (for holding papers); file (collection of documents); filing; file
research; study; investigation
daffodil (esp. Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis); narcissus
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition