to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
general idea; concept; notion
not worth doing; waste of effort
to continue to do; to persist in doing
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
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)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
scale; scope; plan; structure
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
flexible; pliant; pliable; supple; bendy
virile; tough; masculine; intense
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
subconsciousness; subconscious (awareness)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing