work tabi; split-toed heavy cloth shoes with rubber soles
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
sick person; patient; invalid
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
with a start; with a jump
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience
autumn festival; fall festival
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
practice; practising; training; study
sigh (of admiration or lamentation)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)