was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
parting; separation; farewell
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
second day of the month; two days
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
older sister; lass; young lady
father; dad; husband; you; he
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to provide momentum; to give a boost to; to encourage; to spur; to stimulate
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
looking pale; looking unwell
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
twice; again; second time
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
after a long time; for the first time in a while
no overtime day; day which employees are not allowed to work overtime
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
willpower; energy; vitality
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated