... all over again (repeating the same failure)
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
to forebode; to have a presentiment
inquisitive (e.g. look); questioning; quizzical; interrogative
bonshō; Buddhist temple bell
casting; founding; minting
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
three-pronged fork; trident; trifurcate; three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet)
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
inattention; absent-mindedness
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
encouragement; backing; reinforcements
strength; power; proficiency; ability
three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; (arch.) prostitute of the lowest rank
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to crawl into; to work oneself into
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to join; to piece together; to set (bones); to graft (onto a tree)
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous