retreating figure; appearance from behind
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; uncool; unstylish
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
sweet viburnum (Viburnum odoratissimum); tree-shaped coral formation
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
losing weight; slimming; lean person
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
course of a river; land along a river
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; swinging
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
sunlight; rays of the Sun
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
how can (one) do something
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember