long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
now that you say that; now that you mention it
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
traditional Japanese handball (game)
to be worried; to be troubled
sedge hat and straw rain cape
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to take upon oneself; to pull (something) over one's head
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
dreary; dismal; lonely; doleful; plaintive; mournful
to continue for a long time; to undergo a repeated series
having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
discipline; punishment; reprimand
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
rain and wind; driving rain; the elements
(death from) starvation; starving to death
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
just; right; pure; genuine; truth