blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
environment; circumstance
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
right in the center (centre)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
Christmas Eve; holy night
general idea; concept; notion
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
to pierce through; to break through
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
training; drill; practice; discipline
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice