restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
such ... as; or some such
one's mood while traveling (travelling)
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (chronicle by Matsuo Basho, published in 1702)
3000; three thousand; many
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
dreary; bleak; lonely; lonesome; desolate
mountain villa; chalet; mountain cottage; mountain retreat; house in the mountains
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to be hurt (of honour, reputation, etc.); to be harmed; to be sullied
origin; root; cause; principle
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
the bottom of one's heart
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to flare up; to burst into flames
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
group; bunch; crowd; group
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life