shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to become settled; to be fixed
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
morning; morning coat; breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
to graduate from a university
stir-fry; fried food (cooked in wok, frying pan, etc.)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to become possible; to become able to (do)
in parentheses; bracketed
jack of all trades, master of none
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus)
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
quotation; citation; reference
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
about when; about what time; how soon
summer vacation; summer holiday
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking