two times; twice; two degrees
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
to breathe while sleeping
brown envelope; manila envelope
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
income; receipts; revenue
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to concern; to be related
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
newspaper story (article, account)
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
husband and wife; married couple
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
(printed) instructions; manual; explanatory leaflet (pamphlet, note); description
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to be replaced with new growth
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
every evening; every night
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment