busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
farm house; country cottage
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
bank; banking institution
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
intimacy; affection; familiarity
vacant house; unoccupied house
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate; to dress
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
the other day; a few days ago
to come and go; to go back and forth