close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
memories; recollections; reminiscence
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
curious; strange; unusual
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
good impression; favorable impression
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
welcome!; nice to see you!
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
gentle; mild; meek; tender
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
reaching; attaining; arrival
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
third day of the month; three days
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
along; parallel to; in accordance with