discovery; detection; finding
pessimistic view of life; pessimism
especially; above all; particularly; among other things
feeling; sense; impression
purity; homogeneity; unadorned
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
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 ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
dreary; bleak; lonely; lonesome; desolate
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
mountain villa; house in the mountains; mountain retreat
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
origin; root; cause; principle
the bottom of one's heart
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
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 jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
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 close; to finish
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