magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
recitation; reciting from memory
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
mountain climber; mountaineer
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
the start of a climb up a hill
lyrical; poetic; expressive of emotion
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
Richard Strauss (1864.6.11-1949.9.8; German composer)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
actuator; access mechanism (e.g. disk)
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
gifts given to or received by a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)
Jehovah; Jehovah's Witnesses
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
reading partway; leaving half-read
very (extremely) low temperature
Galilee Lake; Sea of Galilee
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
going to scenic spots, ruins, etc. in search of inspiration for waka or haiku; reciting or composing poetry while walking
wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
to step forward; to volunteer
Aleutian Islands; Aleutians