mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; close; beside; third person
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
anything and everything; just about everything
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
considerably; fairly; quite
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
winter vacation; winter holidays
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
every year; yearly; annually
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
rather; sooner; preferably
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")