fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
how; in what way; how about
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
konpeitō; small coloured sugar candy covered with tiny bulges
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
Abashiri (former subprefecture in eastern Hokkaido, now Okhotsk Subprefecture); Abashiri (city in eastern Hokkaido)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
place; position; location; position; standing; status
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt