around the world; throughout the world
lying concealed; being hidden
meditation; silent contemplation
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to come to one's senses; to calm down
abandoned child; foundling
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
artist's impression; picture based on one's imagination; imaginary rendering
to pull in; to take for oneself; to tuck up (one's sleeves)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
preparations for returning (home)
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
stairs; stairway; staircase
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
absent-mindedness; stupor; stupefaction; fainting
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
beam running between columns in traditional Japanese architecture, esp. within Japanese-style rooms
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
mounting (of a picture); binding (of a book)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
improvised; impromptu; extemporaneous; off-the-cuff; ad-lib