as is habit; the way life normally is
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to succeed; to bear fruit
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
writing; composition; essay; sentence
good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship (under the ritsuryō system); Brazil
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
(another's) daughter; young lady
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
kanji "big shell" radical
master; teacher; stable master
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
somehow; for some reason (or other); why
garden (esp. with trees); park
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
feeling of a house or a room
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to increase; to add to; to augment
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten