to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
(not so) much; (not) very
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
race (of people); type of person
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
use; utility; effect; benefit
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
here and there; everywhere
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
memories; recollections; reminiscence
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
behind; in the rear; in back
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)