to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
such; like that; that sort of
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
scene; sight; scenario; setting
of course; certainly; naturally
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
to dye; to colour; to color
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to ask a question; to ask questions
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to feel refreshed; to feel soothed
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
with a clink (click, clack)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that