scraps of seaweed; death at sea (metaphor)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
calm; serene; tranquil; peaceful
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to shed tears; to be moved to tears
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
dear me; I mean; or rather
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
inn; tavern; basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
drifting cloud; floating cloud; instability
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to become wasted by illness
Tilia miqueliana (species of linden tree); sacred fig (Ficus religiosa); bodhi tree; bo tree
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
gooseberry; currant; plants from the Ribes genus
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
nonviolence; non-harming; ahimsa