late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
glorious; luxuriant; splendid; in full bloom; in full glory
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
A Dream Within a Dream (1849 poem by Edgar Allan Poe)
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
sparse; distant (of a relationship); estranged; alienated
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
hedge; fence; border; limit
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
notice; attention; observation
bento; Japanese box lunch
doorman in charge of footwear
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off