preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
will; resolution; intention; ambition; aim; goal
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern; sympathy
heartening; reassuring
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging; disheartening
anticipation; expectation
attempt; trial; experiment
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
wholeheartedly; with all one's heart
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
measurement error; calculation error
rush mat; matting; mat
second wife
teaspoon
light rain; drizzle
small plate; small dish
senior; veteran; old-timer
miscalculation
used paper; paper for recycling
withering; dying
lower back; waist; hips; lumbar region
orphan
historical event; ancient event
flaunting; showing off; display (of power, wealth, etc.); ostentation
across; over; beyond; through; crossing
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
orphanage
seat; bench
to sit (down)
beggar
single (room); room for one; one's own room; private room; private compartment
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
in the future; another day; later
small island; islet
fifty; 50
the Japanese syllabary
fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)
your husband; her husband
old book; rare book; classic
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.
mutual aid; cooperation; benefit
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
fault; trouble; breakdown; failure; being out of order
lake; marsh; wetland; inland waters
pepper
old castle; old fortress
misprint; typographical error; typo
to make; to manufacture; to fabricate
individual; private person; personal; private
the deceased; the departed
individual differences; personal equation
personal; individual; private
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across
lake; lake water
number of houses; number of households
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic