that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
while; during; while; although; all; both
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
time; hour; period; class
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
watercolors; watercolours; watercolor paint; watercolour paint
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
contrived; false-sounding
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
to feel; to sense; to experience
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
traffic cone; safety cone
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with