preparatory phase; preparatory period
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
not necessarily so; is not always true
birth; creation; formation
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
moving; touching; stirring
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
commander-in-chief; generalissimo
right beside; close to; nearby
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
to do up one's shoelaces; to tie one's shoes; to lace up one's shoes
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
cannot be compared with; no match for
puffing (e.g. steam train); chugging; steaming; feeling hot
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
excursion; field trip; school trip
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
letter; missive; note; mail
to think too much; to be over-concerned