antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
to hurt; to smart; to sting
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
even more; still more; further
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
otherwise; or else; if not
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
other side; opposite side; other party
female high school student
how; in what way; by what means
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
exaltation; emotional uplift
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause