pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to give directions; to issue instructions
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
mending; repair; darning; patching up
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
exemption; exoneration; discharge
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
even if; even though; wow
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
all night; throughout the night
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
height of; middle of; full bloom
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to rise; to erect; to get up
fit; spasm; attack; seizure
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)