always; all the time; never; usual; regular
dull; uninteresting; dry; insipid; boring; prosaic
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
preparations for returning (home)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
boy; son; baby boy; young man
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
running out of battery; battery depletion; going flat; loss of energy; depletion of stamina
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls