than; from; out of; except; but; more
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
(period of) a year; during an era
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
Shimane (prefecture); (arch.) island country
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to