twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear
weather; fair weather; fine weather
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
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to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
superiority complex; sense of superiority
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
accomplice; co-conspirator
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
little by little; bit by bit