path through forest; woodland path; logging road
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to throw away; to abandon
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
demesne; estate; private land; private property
disused road; abandoned road
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
daily visit to a temple or shrine (to worship); visiting frequently; visiting daily
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
brittle; fragile; easily cracked; perishable
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
without; but if; otherwise; or else
fixed interval; fixed period
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
low Japanese-style desk (for reading and writing)
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
atelier; studio; workshop
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake