long (time that has passed); old (story)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
reality; actuality; hard fact
to bring back; to restore
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
all you want; as much as one wants
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
stairs; stairway; staircase
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
all; entire; whole; altogether
on the occasion of; at the time of
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger